Yes it can, there is a menu option that needs to be changed though. It is something like "Allow shutter release in non-A position." At least that's what I remember from getting my M50/1.4 to work on my photo teacher's *istD. For a stopdown, or fixed-aperture lens, that should be all that's necessary to get it to fire properly.
-Mat On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:20:26 -0700, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can a lens without an aperture ring be used on the *istD? I just tried to > use my 500mm F8 Mirror lens and could not get the shutter to fire. I > thought I was doing it correctly... as when using a non-A lens. Now I can't > even find the instructios for how to do that, and I didn't see them > mentioned on the Pentax USA sight either. > > Hawk got away. :( > > Tom C. > >
