On 6/27/06, Larry Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I felt that I needed a little greater reach on my *ist D, so I found and > bought an FA 80-320. The lens looks great, mounts well and has a major > problem. The D does not recognize or change the settings on the lens. > Additionally, when I use the preview switch, the lens does not stop down. > > On my Z-1, the camera does not set the lens in P mode, manual settings seem > to work and preview stops down.
It sounds like the "A" contact on the lens mount is either dirty or damaged. Easy fix if you don't mind disassembling the lens mount a bit. Or a repair should could probably fix it easily and inexpensively for you. That reminds me, I need to bring my A28/2.8 to my repair guy this week. Exactly the same problem. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
