The L1 selects mode and aperture via the command dial with non-aperture ring lenses.
-Adam P. J. Alling wrote: >How could it possibly work on a mechanical camera, it's a 4/3 lens, I >know of no 4/3 mechanical cameras. They don't support any old lenses >because there are none. If however you read the review you will see >that the Panasonic uses the old method for selecting program mode set >the lens to a, (on the aperture ring), and the shutter speed dial, (yes >it has an "old fashioned" shutter speed dial, very old fashioned), to >automatic and you get program exposure. This might make using other 4/3 >lenses from other manufactures problematic but I expect there's a >workaround. Several immediately spring to mind. However there is >nothing keeping Pentax from implementing an electronic f stop ring. It >is possible in fact to allow the use of F and FA lenses that way now, as >these lenses report the exact selected aperture digitally to the camera >body. > >Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > > >>On Jun 25, 2006, at 12:18 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>The 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 Leica D Vario Elmarit is equipped with an aperture >>>ring. It may be the only four thirds DSLR specific lens so equipped >>>but >>>it has one. gfen, should be happy. Hell if Panasonic can do it why >>>not >>>Pentax? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Is this a standard aperture ring that will work on the mechanical >>cameras, or a simulated electronic aperture ring? >> >>Does this Leica/Panasonic support full metering etc with old lenses >>without electronic contacts? >> >>-Aaron >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
