Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Really, this is what has pissed me off most about the lack of pre-A lens >>support on all the latest cameras. It wasn't long ago that I shelled out >>some significant money on K lenses, only to have Pentax effectively kill >>their resale value. >> >>-- >>Mark Roberts >>Photography and writing >>www.robertstech.com > >There is always the possibility to drill another locking hole on the >lens mount, 9mm away. I understand the lens would then gain access >to "average" metering. Still a bit sad as our great K lenses, >modified as you do for little money, were capable of matrix metering >on the latest film bodies. Now, if the lens is moved away 9mm, would >the isolated parts of the modified mount interfere with the >electronics?
Yep. You can modify for matrix metering with other cameras or for stop-down metering (center-weighted) with new Pentax cameras (*ist and *ist-d) but not both :( -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
