Older primes are easy to use. I've already used the A4005.6 and the K85/1.8. With both, the SR screen came up when I mounted them, and I dialed in the focal length. The A meters in A positionof course. With the K85/1.8, the green button worked as advertised. No problem. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just the Zooms, I expect that older primes won't be any more painful to > use than on the *ist-D[x] cameras. I even plan to use my K mount zooms > just without SR most of the time. > > Boris Liberman wrote: > > Apology accepted. I often do not manage to resist similar urge myself. > > By the way, you don't have to smack yourself, really. > > > > Well, given the information Dave and you (or does it have to be "you > > and Dave"?) provided A 70-210 is out of the question. I thought I > > might hmm convince myself to use it in spite of its weight and lack of > > AF, but now... > > > > Since I have preliminary permission to shell out for K10D I seem to > > have to avoid older lenses... > > > > On 11/28/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Sorry, I couldn't resist. The lens does not transmit fl information, so > >> it > will have to be entered manually. Probably to a "nearest option". > >> > >> Not a problem. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sorry again - I'll just go and smack myself. > >> > >>> From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: 2006/11/28 Tue AM 08:56:40 GMT > >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: A question about A 70-210/4 lens > >>> > >>> Mike, I was asking about SR, not what you mentioned. And, alas, my > >>> question was serious. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 11/28/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>>> From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> Date: 2006/11/28 Tue AM 08:28:39 GMT > >>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: A question about A 70-210/4 lens > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi! > >>>>> > >>>>> Folks, is it right that A 70-210/4 does not transfer its focal length > >>>>> to the camera? If so, then I suppose that SR on K10D and K100D will > >>>>> not work automatically with this lens? > >>>>> > >>>>> Please help me out. > >>>>> > >>>> To paraphrase the responses regarding continuous AE with K/M lenses - > >>>> "Get > over it" > >>>> > >>>> 8-))) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----------------------------------------- > >>>> Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > >>>> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > >>>> Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Boris > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >>> > >> ----------------------------------------- > >> Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > >> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > >> Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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
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