Pretty simple to make K lenses act like that. Just remove, permanently or temporarily, the aperture actuator lever. Voila', stop down Av! I've done this to an M50/1.4, works fine.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 4:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: M42 lenses on *ist bodies, or, I'm an idiot > > > It just occurred to me a couple weeks ago to put a screw mount lens on > my *ist film body. Can anyone else say "aperture priority"? Feel > free to point at me and laugh. I suddenly feel a multiple M42 lens > enablement coming on. > > The sad part, and this was mentioned very recently in another thread, > is that the crippled mount limits the use of non-A K-mount lenses > while the old screw mounts work just fine. What the hell were they > thinking? > > BTW, even with the lens stopped down the *ist's viewfinder is > surprisingly bright. > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > > -- > "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman >
