You are right the press release does not explicitly say that the light meter will work with the K and M lenses. Neither does it explicitly say it does not work.
My guess is simply: When you use a FA, F or A lens set to the A position, you will deactivate the shutter release when the lens is not set at A. This avoids malfunctions or wrongly exposed pictures when the camera is set to program mode but the lens is not to A. This has been critisised in many tests of the MZ/ZX-6/7. When you use a K or M lens you will activate shutter release when the lens is not set at A. Just that simple. I don't know if this is true (or overoptimistic) but is seems common sense to me. Besides they also state the soft lenses in their press release. They have no A position. Enjoy, Alexander Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:02:10 -0500 From: Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You're assuming something that isn't in the literature I've read so > far, in fact it seems to me artfully crafted to avoid just > that point. The actual support for K/M lenses could be > anything from full support to not stopping down the lens > to giving incorrect meter readings since there is no follower > cam. At 01:41 AM 2/19/2003 -0800, you wrote: >Peter wrote: > > You miss the point. If that is necessary then K/M >lenses are not supported. > >I think he actually hits the point. The custom >function that activate/deactivates shutter release >when the lens is not set at A is necessary *because* >the the K will lenses work. It is to prevent an error >message when you set the camera to one program mode >and the lens not to the "A" position. > >Alexander > > >At 11:27 PM 2/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Peter Alling wrote: > >>> It seems that the Pentax USA site implies K lenses >will work, but > >>> require a Pentax function be invoked to allow >shutter release. The > >>> question I ask is why is that necessary? Could it >be that it will not > >>> meter correctly when lenses are not set to the A >position? > > >> If the lens is not at the "A" position, the program >mode would not work; > >> since it cannot control the aperture. You can only >use it in aperture > >> priority mode or manual. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com
