It doesn't. But it stops down, meters and sets your shutter speed for the chosen ap at a touch of the green button. No big inconvenience. It's simpler than a Spotmatic because the button is close to the shutter and easily depressed. Paul
> I am very curious as to how the *istD could EVER fully > support the K/M mount lenses when it doesn't have the > sorely missed aperture sensing cam, a $10 part found > even in the cheapie K1000. Without knowing the relative > aperture setting , how can the camera ever do open aperture metering? > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: istDs - what a great camera! > > > I didn't know you were using an *istD, JCO. Mine works fine with K and M > lenses. I use them nearly every day. > > > > "as Good" ?? It sucks now, I don't see how it could get any worse. It > > should get better, not worse. Not fully supporting the "K" mount is a > > crock of shit IMHO. There are many fine K and M lenses that are being > > crippled by pentax *istD for zero technical reasons. But this is > > old argument.... > > JCO > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! > > > > > > While I understand that it's too early to make final judgments, is > > there anything to suggest that the support won't be as good? > > > > Shel > > > > > From: Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Only if the K/M support is at least as good as the *ist-D has now. > > > > > >Hmmm .... just thinking out loud here ... that M24~35 zoom in the > > equipment > > > >drawer should make a pretty nice "normal" lens for the istDS. > > > > >
