Bad Argument. There is no reason to abandon metered manual or AE on K/M just because it is possible to sort of "work around" those losses.
I actually like full manual but digital is less forgiving than neg. film with respect to exposure and having AE with bracking is a huge plus for digital IMHO. Bracketing with AE makes far more sense with digital as there is no loss of film costs/waste. Far faster than any manual technique and sometimes working speed is of the essence. There has been NOTHING GAINED technically by not supporting KM AE and metered manual. It's all LOSS..... It is unlike every other compatibily loss Pentax has ever done. At least on other losses, it was done in the name of some other gain. There is no gain in this case. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Old lenses and *ist D We should not be so dependent on built-in meters to take pictures. Use a separate light meter or a backup body, or take a light meter reading with an A, FA, lens on the istD and then pop on the equivalent K or M lens and shoot away.. Maybe if photographers learned to use their equipment or their brains we would not be so dependent on our in-camera light meter. There was a time not long ago when photographers used external meters, many still do. So go out and buy some new "OLD" KA lenses or an external light meter and take pictures... and stop complaining. Find a way around the problem instead of dwelling on it... That what GOOD photographers do.... Vic
