thanks, I'll tell him that. you guys here are so helpful rg2
On 9/10/07, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/10/07, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok, now he's claiming that the k mount lenses don't work, and that the > > screw mount ones do. I'm going to send him into a camera shop. :o) > > thanks very much for trying > > I wouldn't expect a straight answer out of a camera shop either. > > For K-mount lenses without contacts, you need to do one or more of the > following steps: > > 1. Upgrade the firmware (*istD) > 2. Set the custom menu function that allows the shutter to release > with a non-A lens (same option that makes screwmount lenses work). > 3. Set the camera to M mode (manual exposure) > 4. Use either the green button (*istD/K10D) or the AE-lock > (DS/DS2/DL/DL2/K100D/K110D) to stop down the lens and meter. > > -Mat > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

