The K/M lenses communicate their fstop Setting via a mechanical cam. The DSLRs Release by pentax ignore that communique. That is the body's fault for not listening As the information is there for the taking. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:28 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey Of course, that observation is utterly irrelevant to the point of why K/M lenses are outdated. They don't support full lens/body communication, since they lack the firmware and digital communication contacts. -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > The K/M lenses have automation features the new camera > Is not exploiting. That's the DSLR body's > Fault, not the lenses fault. > jco > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:45 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > If they weren't outdated, they'd support full body/lens communication. > Which they don't. Therefore they are outdated. > > -Adam > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> The lenses are not outdated, the new bodies are >> Just too stupid to know how to use them properly. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of >> William Robb >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 3:05 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: The JCO survey >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "P. J. Alling" >> Subject: Re: The JCO survey >> >> >>> Of course you can meter with them, if you read the manual, can figure >>> out the contradicting claims and set the proper function. But just >>> mounting the lens and shooting it doesn't work. How many people >>> actually wade through the entire manual, except for the anal >>> retentives >>> on this list, that is. >> It's the anal retentive types that want to use outdated lenses on > modern >> cameras. >> >> William Robb >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
