It won't be set to 0.0, remember the meter will still be on and will still be giving you a reading without aperture information. However the shutter speed will now be set to give you the proper exposure, if you're not outside the acceptable metering range.
J and K Messervy wrote: >I just tried that and while the lens does stop down, it doesn't set the >exposure at 0.0. It seems I still can only do it with the DOF >switch...which isn't an issue really anyway. It could be I'm doing >something wrong, but I followed your instructions. > >James > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 1:58 AM >Subject: Re: K10D and Lenses with Aperture Ring > > > > >>CF: Set Using Aperture Ring to Permitted >>Mode Selector: Set exposure to M >> >>Set aperture to desired value with the ring.With the meter activated, >>press the AE-Lock button. Lens will stop down briefly, a reading will >>be taken, the shutter speed will be set to match and the meter >>reading will be set to the 0.0 point. It's very quick and convenient. >> >>Holding the camera on target and activating the DoF preview at this >>point will allow you to fine tune the setting with a +/-2 EV readout. >> >>G >> >> >>On Sep 14, 2006, at 4:27 AM, J and K Messervy wrote: >> >> >> >>>The istDL doesn't have a green button, so I've found that I have to >>>use the >>>DOF preview lever to stop down the lens to get the right exposure >>>settings >>>in M mode. It works but is not quick or convenient. >>> >>> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
