That would be a nice addition, and I agree it would be fairly simple to implement.
-Adam Juan Buhler wrote: > I know it is a dead horse, but I think it was killed in the wrong way. > > The mechanical coupler is gone for good, and there's no reason for > Pentax to reimplement it. > > But a better solution could be achieved with software. I'd like to > have, besides the green button behavior in M mode, a similar behavior > in P: press the green button to get correct exposure. When the light > changes, the camera modifies the shutter speed it had selected. If you > move the aperture ring you're on your own. > > This would be a trivial firmware update, and would add a totally new > mode for pre-A lenses. > > j > > > On 10/8/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> William Robb wrote: >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Adam Maas" >>> Subject: Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses? >>> >>> >>>> In practice, the 'Green Button'/AE-lock hack on the DSLR's is simple >>>> and >>>> easy to use. You always set aperture on the lens for non-A lenses, and >>>> either hit the AE-Lock (Green Button on D/K10D) and it immediately >>>> sets >>>> an appropriate shutter speed or you use the DoF preview to get a >>>> metering readout. I usually do the former and it works very well. >>>> >>>> Av mode is usable with adaptor-mounted glass (since that is stop-down >>>> on >>>> any K mount body and doesn't have the aperture coupling either) or >>>> wide-open with pre-A glass. The latter is surprisingly useful for a >>>> serious low-light shooter like me. >>>> >>>> Frankly working with MF glass on the K100D is less hassle than using >>>> the >>>> same glass on my MX (Or any other purely manual body). >>> You do have to keep an eye on things, since it is possible to run the >>> meter out of range pretty quickly. It's a good idea to have a clue about >>> what the shutter speed should be with the aperture chosen. >>> >>> William Robb >>> >> Agreed. >> >> Frankly, if you're going to use old glass, you should know what you're >> doing with regards to exposure and be paying attention. Of course, >> that's a useful skill even shooting within the metering range with A and >> later glass. >> >> Note I successfully shot for quite a while with the D50 and AI-era >> glass, which utterly lacks metering of any sort. And after the first >> week or two I was shooting 1-2 test shots for each lighting condition >> and leaving it at that. It's a good way to learn to expose (So is >> shooting RVP50 in a TLR with no meter and only an exposure calculator) >> >> -Adam >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
