Re: pentax 100 2.8 fa

2002-05-25 Thread Alan Chan
Why do you need to use the aperture ring with an FA lens mounted on a Z1p? Set the lens to A and use the aperture dial on the body. There are 3 reasons that I do that: 1) I use DOF preview frequently and the mechanical DOF preview of Z-1p doesn't work when the lens is set to 'A'. 2) Some

RE: pentax 100 2.8 fa

2002-05-24 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ww how good is this lens sharpness/contrast anf for macro shots Really good. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: pentax 100 2.8 fa

2002-05-24 Thread Robert Woerner
Alan, Why do you need to use the aperture ring with an FA lens mounted on a Z1p? Set the lens to A and use the aperture dial on the body. Robert I have a mixed feeling about this lens. While it performs well, the apertire ring is difficult to access on fat body like Z-1p. On compact bodies

Re[2]: pentax 100 2.8 fa

2002-05-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Robert, Ah, therein is one of my gripes on the Z-1p. To use DOF, which I would want to do with a macro, the aperture ring must be used. The ZX-5n and MZ-S both work as you'd like Bruce Friday, May 24, 2002, 5:27:21 PM, you wrote: RW Alan, RW Why do you need to use the aperture ring with

Re: Re[2]: pentax 100 2.8 fa

2002-05-24 Thread Robert Woerner
of wind is a problem lots of times. Maybe the latest Pentax ring flash would help...uh oh, getting off topic. Robert - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Robert Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: Re[2]: pentax 100 2.8 fa Robert, Ah

Re[4]: pentax 100 2.8 fa

2002-05-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
ring flash would help...uh oh, RW getting off topic. RW Robert RW - Original Message - RW From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] RW To: Robert Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] RW Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:11 PM RW Subject: Re[2]: pentax 100 2.8 fa Robert, Ah, therein is one of my gripes