Todd wrote:
You can use the lens with the MZ-50, but the light meter is almost useless,
it will meter for the F2.5 aperture no matter where you set the aperture
ring. So either use it wide open, compensate the reading for how many
stops you have the lens set down from F2.5, or ignore the light meter and
get exposure settings from elsewhere.
"Todd, thankyou so much for this! I had no idea that I could use it in TV
mode providing that it is wide open. I almost always shoot in manual and
hadn't even considered trying the other modes. I am so happy that I can
now use this lens! I was quite disappointed to find that the meter wouldn't
work with the lens and not having a handheld meter, I had rendered it
virtually useless on this camera! So basically, what you are saying is that
if I want to use it say on f5.6, then I just slow down the shutter speed
that
the camera advises by 21/2 stops? Makes sense now! I am renewed, I
can use my lens, and in actual fact, it may prove beneficial to my
learning to have to work this way for some time, as I will really have to
think about the relationship between the f-stops and the shutter speed. So,
there we go, there is a silver lining after all!"
Tom (the big day photo one) wrote:
"You should have that hand looked at. That's not right."
Yes, you should have seen my husband's face as he tried to count all of
his fingers and toes when he was born!
"Just how close does it focus? "
Tom, it focuses at 1.4 metres or 4 ft. I personally think that that is too
far
especially for a lens that is labelled as "close focus", but there you have
it.
At what distance would a 135mm without "close focus" normally focus?
"That's pretty nice bokeh"
Thanks, and that is the exact reason that I took that shot, I just wanted to
test
it out a bit. Now, to go slightly off topic (but I don't really care cause
it is my
topic anyways!), you know that until I read the PDML Glossary, I had never
heard of the word "bokeh", but had a feeling that some lenses looked better
out of focus than others. Do you know what? In the past week, since I
have
learned that the word exists, I have seen & heard it used in direct
conversation with
me at least 5 or 6 times! Isn't strange how these things work?
"So what are you going to do? I'd trade in that mz-50 and get a couple of
super programs, but that's just me..."
Well, I'm keeping the mz-50 for now, however, I have just had a more than
generous
offer from another PDML'er and it seems that I have been EXTREMELY fortunate
to acquire an ME Super, basically for nothing! So, I guess that the plan is
to work
with these two bodies, at least until the camera fairy sends a reeeally
cheap Ebay
PZ-1p my way, or until the MZ-S is released and the prices of the PZ-1p go
down
the gurgler. I may consider, depending on how financial I can get, on going
with an Mz-5n
if I can't get a hold of the Pz body before too long (I'm talking Xmas
here - we're building
a house this year remember!) Of course, if anybody knows how to contact
Easter Bunny
directly, please put in a good word for me!
However, after tonight's lotto draw, all of this will be a distant memory
for
me and I'll be
purchasing shares in Pentax with a lifelong subscription to whatever
equipment takes my
fancy...heehee. ;-)
Tanya.
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