Have you enabled the option to allow use of the A ring?

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Steve Larson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi David,
> Thanks, but the shutter button doesn't even work. It's like the camera is so
> confused it's shutting
> itself down.
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Parsons" <[email protected]>
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>> You never will.  K lenses do not have data pins, and are completely
>> manual.  You set the aperture by turning the aperture ring.
>>
>> You need to shoot in M mode and use the Green button to meter.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Steve Larson <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>> I can't get this stining camera to work. It won't let me set the F stop
>>> with
>>> a K lens. It just blinks
>>> trying to get me to set the f stop, I did exactly like the book says, but
>>> it
>>> still blinks.
>>> Help,
>>> Steve
>>>
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