Glen Tortorella wrote: > Hi All, > > I picked up a Super Program body, and am looking for a good, > reasonably priced lens for it. I already have a 50mm SMC A f/2, and > so I was thinking I might go for a 1.4 or 1.7. I have my eye on an M- > Series 1.7 that seems to be in good shape. I plan on using my Super > Program mostly in metered manual mode. What functionality would I > miss if I went with an M-series (or earlier) lens? I welcome any and > all advice. Before I forget: I gather the newer SMCs are made in > Taiwan, as mine is marked as such. Might the M-Series be a tad > better in terms of quality, as it was made in Japan? > > Thanks, > Glen > > The 'A' setting on A-series and newer lenses allows the body to control the aperture. Your Super Program has four exposure modes - manual, aperture priority, shutter priority and program. You won't be able to use shutter priority or program without the 'A' setting.
FWIW, the M50/1.7 is really sharp. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
