Quoting Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On 3/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I have two mirror lenses and they both work fine on the DS
> >
> > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/index4/05_09_moon/01.htm
> >
> > They just work like M lenses (with one f-stop), so you use the AE-L (or
> green
> > button on the D) method.
> >
> > D
> Derby,
> They are actually easier to use in AV mode.  Since they have only one
> aperture setting, setting the camera to AV mode will force open
> aperture metering.  The camera will adjust the shutter for each
> exposure by pressing the shutter button.  There is no need for the
> extra "manual" step of measure the exposure (green button or AE-L).
> 
> Perry.
> 

Ah, very true

But I still like M. It's useful if the metered exposure is out by more than two
stops (happens often when taking moonlight shots, and you want to keep lunar
detail).

D

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