[email protected] wrote:
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Ann I believe you should set it to 50 for 50mm the software will do the
math. For a zoom try to use the middle or the focal length you expect to
use. Also when you have it focus by hand, it will give you the in-focus
indicator even on a manual lens. Sort of like one of those eye tests
they give you at the optometrist.
If the lens is an "A" you can use the k-5 dial to change the aperture,
if not you have to set the lens aperture by hand on the lens. When I use
this type of lens I put the camera in aperture priority and get pretty
good exposures.
I don't know about the 28mm. I have one somewhere but my K-5 is at home.
Focusing manual lens takes some practice for sure; the viewfinder on
digital was not made for focusing. I was comparing two manual 135's
yesterday and seem to under-focus mostly. But the old glass does have a
look to it (color contrast?).
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:21:59 -0400
From: Ann Sanfedele<[email protected]>
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PESOs - 3 new ones with the K-5 and MANUAL lens
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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?
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
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