David Bliss wrote: > On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 04:54:31PM -0500, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Actually, you get matrix metering with A lenses even if using the >> aperture ring (And pre-A lenses can be modified to support matrix metering) > > Adam, > > Could you elaborate on this? Is it just a matter of machining the appropriate > contacts into the lens to program the aperture range (I have a chart of these > values somewhere) and leaving the * contact connected to show non-auto- > aperture? > > This would be pretty useful to me if so. > > Thanks! > David Bliss > >
Actually, I was wrong with regards to the DSLR bodies. Some of the older film bodies can do this however. And yes, it pretty much is just a matter of adding the correct contacts (or to be exact, the correct blank areas of non-contact). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
