Only problem with that is some of us still use old K bodies, and it
would be a bit of a pain to swap the lever in and out. If I didn't have
my MX, I'd seriously consider it.
-Adam
Don Sanderson wrote:
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
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"You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
