You may have the aperture set to f/16 or /22 and therefore you are getting underexposure no matter what normal-range shutter speed you try.
Hit the meter reset button on the front of the camera, set the aperture to /5.6 or /4.0, then check a bright scene . . . Stan > From: Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: Oceania > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 14:29:26 +1100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MZ-S and manual focus lens > > I am trying to use a 135mm/f2.8 manual focus lens on my MZ-S > It fits on ok and when turned on, all seems fine, and I can still use > the dial to set the shutter speed, however, I cannot use the light > meter as it is alway lit up on the bottom of the scale eg > > + > -- > - > -- > - > -- > - > --- > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > - > > Sorry if my ASCII art is a little wayward... how can I use the light meter > with a manual lens? > > Kind regards > Kevin > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
