False alarm folks, fine. It's just a 'fiddly' PK-A adapter. Put it back on this morning and it's working fine. Thanks to all for your responses! ============================== Brian Dipert Technical Editor: Mass Storage, Memory, Multimedia, PC Core Logic and Peripherals, and Programmable Logic EDN Magazine: http://www.edn.com 5000 V Street Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 454-5242 (voice), (617) 558-4470 (fax) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit me at http://www.bdipert.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Dipert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Sanity check > > > Hey folks, my *istD just arrived today. Good news is that, as > prior feedback from the group had indicated, my Sigma 21-35mm in > PK-R mount works fine on this camera (albeit in a non-autofocus > fashion, I may yet be buying the 18-35). The one lens in my > collection that doesn't seem to work, which I want to run by you > all as a sanity check, is one of those famous green massive > Tamron 300mm f2.8 jobbers. It has an AE mark on the aperature > ring, and I do have a PK-A adapter on it, but it doesn't seem to > be talking happily to the body. Expected, or suggestions? Thanks > in advance
