William Kane writes:
> How the heck do I change the ASA? It seems pretty tricky. The guy
> who owned this before used alot of 64 film, because it's stuck in that
> position.
First of all, make sure the exposure compensation is at zero. If exposure
compensation is set the ASA dial is locked. Remember that one; I'm not the
only one who's been caught out by it.
Next, there's a small square black button poking out the right of the lens mount
(looking at the front of the camera). Press that inwards and rotate the ASA
dial. You may need a fingernail to turn the dial. It can be a bit of a pain.
That's one reason I only tend to shoot 100ASA film - my fingernails don't get
quite as chewed up.
I've heard that the ASA dial can freeze in place after a long period of being
set in one place. I've never seen it on the four bodies I've owned: it may be
related to the exposure compensation thing.
> I LOVE getting back to the match needle metering though. I learned
> SLR on a MIRANDA camera many moons ago. As was suggested in earlier
> threads this week, this camera will likely make it into my macro bag.
The K2 is a wonderful macro camera. Mirror lockup and DOF preview in the
same body! Don't you just love the big viewfinder as well? What kind of
focussing screen does yours have?
BTW, I'd recommend checking the meter. My latest body is at the repair
shop for about the fourth time because they still haven't fixed the meter
properly yet (I finally figured it out: it was OK at f/8 but got further and further
out towards f/1.2).
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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