I have (blush) 7 M50/1.4s, to donate one of their lives to science was not a big sacrifice. ;-) You're right though, I too have a need for intact K lenses. This experiment was to see how it would do as a short portrait lens. I am now able to get the desired depth of field and proper exposure without the annoying 'zer-zip' sound of the green button or DOF preview. Every time I'd see my subject look over to see what that odd sound was, I knew the shot was lost. ;-( I turn AF with AF lenses off for the same reason, too noisey. The LCD and cute little beeper go too, by the time they hear or see the D, they're "In the bag". ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 5:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: M42 lenses on *ist bodies, or, I'm an idiot > > > Only problem with that is some of us still use old K bodies, and it > would be a bit of a pain to swap the lever in and out. If I didn't have > my MX, I'd seriously consider it. > > -Adam > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > >Pretty simple to make K lenses act like that. > >Just remove, permanently or temporarily, the > >aperture actuator lever. Voila', stop down Av! > >I've done this to an M50/1.4, works fine. > > > >Don > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 4:17 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: M42 lenses on *ist bodies, or, I'm an idiot > >> > >> > >>It just occurred to me a couple weeks ago to put a screw mount lens on > >>my *ist film body. Can anyone else say "aperture priority"? Feel > >>free to point at me and laugh. I suddenly feel a multiple M42 lens > >>enablement coming on. > >> > >>The sad part, and this was mentioned very recently in another thread, > >>is that the crippled mount limits the use of non-A K-mount lenses > >>while the old screw mounts work just fine. What the hell were they > >>thinking? > >> > >>BTW, even with the lens stopped down the *ist's viewfinder is > >>surprisingly bright. > >> > >>-- > >>Scott Loveless > >>http://www.twosixteen.com > >> > >>-- > >>"You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman > >> > >> > >> >
