Hi Pål and others!
Of course Pentax will make new lenses. haven't the always?
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>It seems be independent of focus distance.
>
>I also seem to get the problem with my FA*24/2.0, but not consistently.
I believe it's the problem of the body. Somehow their manufacturing
tolerance was not tight enough.
regards,
Alan Chan
Herbet Brasileiro writes:
> The aperture information is still shown on the PZ1p
> display even if you use the aperture ring on the lens
> to set aperture.
Only with "A", "F" or "FA" lenses.
"K" and "M" lenses don't transmit the wide-open aperture information to the
body.
Just out of curios
Hi Alin,
>Does this happen irrespectively of focus distance or only in macro
>(above 1:4 magnifications?
It seems be independent of focus distance.
I also seem to get the problem with my FA*24/2.0, but not consistently.
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E.
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--- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I never even thought of that - I'm so used to using
> the body controls
> on my PZ-1p to set the aperture that I forgot the
> aperture display
> goes away if I adjust the aperture using the ring on
> the lens.
The aperture information is still shown o
Todd Stanley wrote:
>
> I do that with the ZX-M and A series lenses. Why? Because then both
> shutter speed and F-stop get displayed in the viewfinder.
I never even thought of that - I'm so used to using the body controls
on my PZ-1p to set the aperture that I forgot the aperture display
goes
I do that with the ZX-M and A series lenses. Why? Because then both
shutter speed and F-stop get displayed in the viewfinder.
Todd
At 03:45 PM 2/12/01 -0600, you wrote:
>
>My be a bad habit, I don't know. With my ZX-5n and FA 100/2.8 Macro, I
>usually adjust the shutter speed to obtain the ap
David wrote:
DAM> I get the same problem with my FA 100/2.8 macro. It only seems to display
DAM> incorrectly between f/4-11 and always shows as being half a stop down from
DAM> the actual setting (eg f/6.7 when set to f/5.6).
Does this happen irrespectively of focus distance or only in mac
>Well, not actually totally unusable, they would be the perfect mate for the
>ZX-30 and ZX-50. They would also work well with the PZ-1p (how many of you
>PZ-1p users use the aperture ring on A and FA lenses instead of
I do when I need to check the DOF. I admit it is not as convinence though
(be
Todd wrote:
> Well, not actually totally unusable, they would be the perfect mate for the
> ZX-30 and ZX-50. They would also work well with the PZ-1p (how many of you
> PZ-1p users use the aperture ring on A and FA lenses instead of
> hypermodes?)
I do. Its far more ergomonic. I only use th
>Well, not actually totally unusable, they would be the perfect mate for the
>ZX-30 and ZX-50. They would also work well with the PZ-1p (how many of you
>PZ-1p users use the aperture ring on A and FA lenses instead of
>hypermodes?) On other cameras like the ZX-5n, ZX-3, and ZX-M (ZX-7 and
>ZX-10
Well, not actually totally unusable, they would be the perfect mate for the
ZX-30 and ZX-50. They would also work well with the PZ-1p (how many of you
PZ-1p users use the aperture ring on A and FA lenses instead of
hypermodes?) On other cameras like the ZX-5n, ZX-3, and ZX-M (ZX-7 and
ZX-10 too
A scroll of mail from Andreas Wirtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun,
11 Feb 2001 13:55:37 -0800 (PST)
Read it? y
>I expect new lenses without aperture ring (aperture
>controlled only from camera) which will be cheaper for
>production but unusable on older cameras.
Given Pentax's determination to prese
Perhaps hypersonic motors like in the new Sigman 50-500.
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From: Pål Jensen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 7:04 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: PMA announcement reference to "new lenses"
Brian wrote:
> &q
Andreas wrote:
> I expect new lenses without aperture ring (aperture
> controlled only from camera) which will be cheaper for
> production but unusable on older cameras.
>
> This is so called "progress"...
God forbid.
I sort of doubt the whole thing. Probably just unfortunate japanese - engli
> I expect new lenses without aperture ring (aperture
> controlled only from camera) which will be cheaper for
> production but unusable on older cameras.
>
> This is so called "progress"...
Well, if thats what they come out with then I'll be
buying exactly 0 of them.
Given that this would make
--- Pål_Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To specualte, it seems to indicate some new feature
> that the MZ-S can use. There has been rumors about
> lenses for the next generation of cameras. We should
> know by tomorrow.
>
I expect new lenses without aperture ring (aperture
controlled o
Brian wrote:
> "Along with the launch of the MZ-S, Asahi Optical will also introduce a
> selection of NEW LENSES [yeah, that's my emphasis]. . . to optimize the
> MZ-S's performance."
>
> Obviously, the SMC Pentax-FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5, as nice as it may be,
> should be termed a new lens, not len
I found the following line in the press release the most interesting:
"Along with the launch of the MZ-S, Asahi Optical will also introduce a
selection of NEW LENSES [yeah, that's my emphasis]. . . to optimize the
MZ-Ss performance."
Obviously, the SMC Pentax-FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5, as nice as i
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