Alan, Umm...still lost. What does that one contact do? I wish I had that lens out so I could see if everything was displayed on 'P' or 'Tv", all my test shots with it were in Av...I should have known better. I don't like the QC tolerance, on shaky ground they should be very attentive to quality control at least.
Brad > It's just the way 'A' lenses were designed. When the lens was set to 'A', > the circuit will be closed and the camera will determine the maximum and > minimum aperture based on the arrangement of the contacts on the lens mount. > F & FA lenses have chips inside to tell the camera what apertures they are > so they work even when the lens was set to other than 'A'. But then again, > even with F or FA lenses, the displayed aperture might not be accurate > (could be 1/2 stop off when the lens was set to non-A). It has to do with > the QC tolerance. > > regards, > Alan Chan > > >Yes, that works (Program Mode), but it's just a mechanism on the camera and > >on the lens, to close down the aperture for a shot. This lens has one > >contact. I don't know what it does. But it will not display the f-stop in > >the viewfinder or LCD screen while in Av or Tv mode. I looked at the negs > >(data imprinting does come in handy!!), and in program it tells you, but in > >Tv or Av it does not. Just an F--. I talked to another member off-list > >who > >has this lens, and has used it with the MZ-S and the PZ-1p, and they get > >the > >same result. > > > >So, it works, but doesn't display the information I would have thought, and > >others thought, it should. It doesn't cripple the lens or camera, but it's > >nice to see that information. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >
