Don't forget the Hyper Manual mode. http://www.ok1000pentax.com/2009/04/pentax-hyper-program-and-hyper-manual.html http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=36220193
Shooting with m42 lenses is best on a Pentax, because of Hyper Manual. Also, you should try to use an old preset lens on your Pentax (like the inexpensive Tele-Takumar 200mm f5.6). Presets work great and aren't hard to get used to at all on a DSLR. Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Charles Robinson <charl...@visi.com> wrote: > On Nov 5, 2010, at 9:00, Sam L wrote: > >>> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Charles Robinson <charl...@visi.com> wrote: >>> On Nov 4, 2010, at 14:03, Subash wrote: >>> >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> anybody have experience with this lens? pretty heavy, a little over >>>> 1.5kg, but i saw one today for sale, it's in almost mint condition and >>>> so badly needs a caring home :) the one i saw today is the one on this >>>> page: >>>> >>>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/lensreviews/Takumar-300mm-F4-1962.html >>>> >>>> i guess what i really want to know is that once mounted with an m42 >>>> adapter, does one use this like a K/M lens with stop-down >>>> metering/green button? would appreciate any input you may have... >>>> >>> >>> It will be different. The aperture does not get held open, so if you're >>> dialing the lens down to f/11 you'll be looking through a lens which is >>> actually stopped down to f/11. >>> >>> On the bright (ha!) side, metering in Av mode would be real-time with no >>> need for the green button. >> >> >> Charles, forgive me for asking, but do you actually use m42 lenses on >> a recent pentax dslr? > > Brief answer: I *have done so*, but do not regularly do so. > >> >> I ask because I think it is a little misleading to say that metering >> in Av mode is "automatic". Let me immediately state that I'm a nOOb >> at both dslrs and m42s. But my experience is that when working with >> pentax dslrs and m42 lenses: >> - Av mode will work correctly ONLY if your aperture is wide open. if >> you want to stop down the lens, then the metering gets helplessly >> inaccurate. > > I have found it works fine... if it's not too dark where I'm shooting. > Stopping it down indoors, for example, can quickly throw the amount of light > hitting the meter down into the "what the heck, I can't measure that" range. > Then it stinks. > >> - Manual mode: the meter works reliably but requires one extra push >> of your metering or green button. (focus, set your aperture on the >> lens such that the blades actually visibly stop down, press the green >> button, fire away). > > This could yield the same problems as above, if it's too dark. I couldn't > see (in my admittedly-limited exposure with this old crappy lens I never use) > a difference between the two methods. But... this was 3 years ago so I guess > it would be wrong to say that my experience is current! > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Nothing is sure, except Death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
