Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>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?
Right. That's how I took shots with my K 15/3.5 after "loosening" it up slightly (it still felt completely secure on the lens mount, although I wouldn't carry it around that way). -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
