On 3/7/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perry Pellechia wrote:
>
> >On 3/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>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
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Sure there is a use for M mode but the camera is not going to meter
> >any differently using green-button/M mode and AV mode.
> >
> >
>
>
> Actually it will, Av meters continuously and M sets and holds.
>
> -Adam
>
>
Yes, I know that, but if you are going to set the shutter using the
green button/M mode then I do not see how you would get a different
exposre value than just using AV mode.
