Set the desired aperture aim at your target and press the green button,
all will be revealed.
Steve Sharpe wrote:
> Okay, so I've finally gone digital. I bought a D from Cameta Camera,
> that ebay dealer who is selling them at closeout prices and which led
> to a discussion about it here the other week. I bought the kit with
> the D, FA-J 28-80mm lens and a Pentax cleaning cloth. (The lens is
> useless to me as I already have a 28-80 which I seldom use, but it
> was only $5 more than the basic camera without lens so what the hell.
> I figure I'll barter it at my favourite camera store for a few rolls
> of film.). The camera is as advertised; new with USA warranty card.
> The only negative thing about the deal was that the mircofiber
> cleaning cloth is supposed to be Pentax as well, instead it
> reads...Fujifilm!
>
> All in all, I think a good deal for a new digital (albeit obsolete)
> camera. I even did alright on the CF card: my local Radio Shack was
> selling 1gb Sandisk cards for $59.99 but when the clerk rang it in it
> came up at $24.99, so I grabbed two!
>
> I've set it up, updated the firmware and taken a few shots. Now my
> question is this, and I apologise because I know it's been asked and
> answered on the list before, but how do I get the thing to meter with
> my old pre-A lenses? I have enabled the aperture ring via the Pentax
> function. Now what? Is it just hit and miss, varying the exposure and
> checking the display after each shot until you hit it right? I could
> live with that but surely there has to be a more elegant solution.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
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