You need to set a custom function to use M and earlier lenses on any of the Pentax DSLR. What you do is set the 'Use Aperture Ring' CF to Permitted.
I've successfully used M lenses on the D, DS and K100D (Haven't had a chance to try any on my K10D yet, but I've used Screwmount lenses). -Adam On 12/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list. > > I have a Pentax K10D camera and have M and A Takumars. The difference > between the two is with A ones I can set the aperture on the camera while > on the M ones I can set it only on the lens. There's no real problem with > this since I prefer to set it on the lens :D as I got used to it with my > Praktica MTL-5 :D > > But a few days ago I borrowed a few lens to a friend of mine, who has > Pentax K100D Super and also his girlfriend has a PK100DS too. None of the > M lenses really worked on their camera, since the aperture did not close. > The A lens in A mode and aperture set on the camera closed well but as > soon they set the aperture on the lens the aperture stayed wide open. > > My question is did anyone faced the same problem? I think it's a software > based limitation on the Pentax K100D Super rather than mechanical. Is > there any firmware that will support M lenses on PK100DS too, not just on > PK10D? > > Thanks in advance, > .timber > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
