On 15 Aug 2003 at 7:33, Jonathan Donald wrote: > Um, > > I'm probably not the first one to think of this, but > if you have a K or M lens that you just ~must~ use > with the *ist D, why not remove the aperture coupling > arm??? It would effectively turn it into a manual > diaphragm lens. Of course it would be a shame to do > this to a really nice lens like the K-15/3.5 or > K-18/3.5, but I would have no qualms "crippling" a > K-55/1.8 for a fine 82.5mm portrait lens that is known > for being a bit soft wide open :-)
Would have been much nicer if Pentax just put one in the camera, no? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
