>If one modifies a K or M lens to lock at a not-quite-mounted position, the >lens then has a completely manual aperture: the spring in the lens stops >it down to the setting on the aperture ring, but one has to view and focus >while stopped down, or become extremely good at counting click-stops with >the camera up at one's eye, or continually take it down to look at the >aperture ring? I don't fancy the modifications anyway, I must admit.
Forgive me if I have got the wrong end of the stick here, but if you use plain old stop-down metering, can't you just set the camera to AV and blast away, manually choosing the f-stop once you've focussed? The camera will surely choose the appropriate shutter speed for each given stop, measuring the light entering the lens? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
