If you don't mind manual focus, Super Program/Super A bodies are going for a song on eBay these days (meaning $40-70 US, sometimes with an A50/1.7 or 2.0).
--- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The -5/5n and (probably) the -3 cannot do that. > > The MZ-3 cannot do it. > > John > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:25:32 +0000 (GMT) > Subject: Re: Least expensive Pentax Body with > aperture setting for A lenses? > > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I have no idea about what's the least expensive > body, but aside from the > > > obviously high-end PZ-1, I know that on the > ZX-10 the user can set > aperture > > > from the body in the way you describe as well as > having the option of > using > > > the aperture ring. > > > > I am surprised to read that. > > > > > I'm *guessing* that the "cheapie" ones that > don't allow you to set the > > > aperture on the lens -- ZX-50, -30 and I think > there was another one, > maybe - > > > 60? -- have metered manual modes in which you > would be setting the > aperture > > > from the body. > > > > Of these, I have the -50 and loved it while I had > no pre-A lenses; > > they should now go for a song. I believe the *ist > (film) should be > > able to do that too, and if the -6 can do it as > Boris says, so could > > the -7, but these would be a bit pricier. The OP > can check the > > manuals on http://www.pentaxusa.com/ for the > mechanics of how it is done. > > > > The -5/5n and (probably) the -3 cannot do that. > > > > Kostas > ------- End of Original Message ------- > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
