Amazing discovery about M lens with TTL flash

[Alan Chan]

Just mounted my masking-taped M135/3.5 (to simulate 'A' lenses) to the Z-1p with Metz 40MZ3i (SCA3701) flash at TTL mode. Just when I was trying to figure out how much flash output I needed, I discovered the flash was able to read the exact chosen aperture on the 'M' lens. This is amazing!! (to me anyway) I always thought the camera was able to determine the exact aperture only with F & FA lenes, when the lens was not set to 'A'. Obviousely I was wrong. But now the question is, if the flash was able to read the exact aperture with 'A' lenses (and masking-taped K & M lenses), how come the Z-1p doesn't display the chosen aperture in the viewfinder? Anyone knows?

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