*istD and modified K/M lenses

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!

I have a question to those who already held *istD in their hands or 
those who bought *ist. I suppose it is correct to assume that *ist and 
*istD behave similarly about K and M lenses.

So if I were to modify K/M lens so that it would have proper contacts 
and transfer widest/narrowest aperture value to the body, would 
*ist(D) be able to meter in fully manual mode? If so, we might be in 
not so bad a shape. 

Thanks.

Boris