On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Don and Bruce.. > > > On 7/29/2013 12:02, Don Guthrie wrote: >> >> Great subject choice as always (even the cat). I looked at the exif and >> it appears that you didn't tell the K-5 the focal length of your manual >> lens & that might make a difference to the SR. > > > > I finally figured that out... however... the lens I put on is a 50mm > physically, but that means on a digital camera what you see is something > like , um what? 80?
My understanding if its a 50 tell it its a 50. Dave > > I had a lot of trouble keeping things sharp - > > Now - the 50mm I used has an A on the barrel - that is, you can set it on A. > The 28mm I have does not, and when I put THAT on the K-5 even with M set on > both focus and mode nothing happened. Couldnt use it on the IstD either.. > > Anyone know if it is out of the question ? I couldnt find anything in the > manual "attach a proper lens" didn't help much :-) > > It was sheer luck, it appears, that I had anything in focus at all > > ann > > > >> >> I have not used many manual focus lenses on my K-5. For me they work >> better on K-1 because it allows focus peaking but then I still have my >> cataracts. >> >> >> [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Message: 4 >>> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:18:03 -0400 >>> From: Ann Sanfedele<[email protected]> >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >>> Subject: PESOs - 3 new ones with the K-5 and MANUAL lens >>> Message-ID:<[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> I went out this evening near dusk for these - it just started to rain. >>> I wanted to check out the K-5 with a manual lens... if only I could >>> focus faster I'd have had a lot more respectable shots.. >>> But I like these three - 2 street shots, and one kitty.. (not Ashley >>> >>> The lens was the smc Pentax-A 50mm f1.4 that I've had since the early >>> 80's. It seems to me there is lots more light coming into the good ole >>> manual than the DA 18-55. >>> >>> >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2662636400_Bg5FRgD/Medium >>> >>> >>> >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2662602725_2cksxrx/Medium >>> >>> >>> >>> http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Learning-the-K-5/30564911_mcsJ8s/1/2662619043_R3BZB3p/Medium >>> >>> >>> ann >> >> >> > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
