On 23 Sep 2004 at 15:46, Alan Chan wrote:

> I am with Rob. Though I don't have the *istD, but the accuracy of the 
> aperture at 'A' setting has been questioning for years. The difference could be
> between less than 1/3 to 2/3EV depends on the lens/camera combination.

Exactly, and experiencing variations of even 1/6th of a stop between shots in a 
pano sequence containing sky ends up being a PITA. This is another of the 
reasons why you won't catch me buying lenses from Pentax that don't have an 
aperture ring.


Rob Studdert
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