At least one - me. Gossen Lunasix bought used last year, for use with all my 30+ year old cameras!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Apilado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: Re: Cripple your K & M lenses for the Cripple Mount > How many PDMLers own a hand held meter? > > Jim A. > > > From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:27:29 -0400 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Cripple your K & M lenses for the Cripple Mount > > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:27:43 -0400 > > > > Well, I can tell you you can use your M lens on an *istD. There is no > > metering because the camera has no mechanical coupling to tell it what > > aperture is set on the lens. But if you are willing to use your hand-held > > meter (or you could use trial and error, checking it with the LED image) it > > works fine. All you have to do is set the custom funtion that allows shutter > > release out of A mode. The default is set so idiots can not mess up by > > making a non-metered exposure. It also worked in program mode with my 3rd > > party KA lens, no problem. The *istD is a very neat camera. It has the best > > viewfinder I have seen in a DSLR (I have handled the D100, S2, D60, & > > EOS1D), it is about the same apparent size and brightness as the MZ series > > 35mm cameras (remember the sensor is smaller than 35mm so the viewfinder > > needs higher magnification to give the same apparent size). The prototype > > available for us to play with has a problem with power management. That will > > be fixed in the production cameras. I think it is the best of the sub $2000 > > DSLRs. At $1699 I think they are going to sell faster than they can make > > them. > > > > I am home tonight from GFM because my air mattress suffered blowout last > > night. Living only 30 minutes away I decided I liked the idea of a soft bed > > and a hot shower better than the hard cold floor of my Blazer. Got to get up > > early and return in the morning so I don't miss anything. > > > > I hear all you folks to the north have been having quite an adventure. > > > > Ciao, > > Graywolf > > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jonathan Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 10:33 AM > > Subject: Cripple your K & M lenses for the Cripple Mount > > > > > >> 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 :-) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:26:47 +0200 > >> From: Arnold Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: istdee > >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > >> format=flowed > >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >> > >> The *ist D does not have the aperture simulator > >> coupling ring (you find > >> its coupling lever at 2 o'clock on your LX) that is > >> needed so that the > >> camera knows how far the lens stops down during > >> exposure. Without this > >> ring, and with any lens not in "A" position, > >> open-aperture measurement > >> is not possible. Stop-down metering is possible with > >> srew mount lenses > >> or lenses with fully manual aperture like the > >> K500/f4.5 or the > >> K28/f3.5. > >> Stop-down metering could also be possible with all > >> lenses, if Pentax > >> had > >> programmed the *ist D's meter to work when DOF preview > >> is activated. > >> Unfortunately, Pentax did something else: In aperture > >> priority mode the > >> meter works but the aperture always stays fully open. > >> In manual mode > >> the meter does not work but the lens stops down during > >> exposure. > >> > >> Arnold > >> > >> Steve Larson schrieb: > >> > >>> Looks to me like it has the aperture activator > >> mechanism. I saved that > >> jpeg of the istdee and enlarged it with ACDSee, it`s > >> about 8 0`clock, > >> looks just like the one in my LX. If that is indeed a > >> mechanical > >> actuator I don`t understand > >>> why a K or M lenses will not work. Steve Larson > >> Redondo Beach, > >> California > >> > >> > >> __________________________________ > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > >> http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > >> > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 8/12/03 > > > > >
