Ann, Go thru the main menu of the camera. (You don't need no stinkin directions.) The 5th or 6th screen leads you to a long list of 25+ options. Look at them, turning on or off the 25 different options. The K-5 is currently set NOT TO WORK with lenses with an aperture ring. CHANGE THAT! Then your 28mm will work like Paul suggests. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > You can use the 28mm on your K5. You have to find the menu function that > allows setting aperture and turn it on. Then shoot in manual, set the ap with > the ring and push the green button to get a meter read and a shutter speed. > > Paul via phone > > On Jul 29, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks guys for the input on the manual lens stuff.. >> >> I've now told the camera it is a 50mm lens, (the Smc A) >> but more importantly, I think the focus problem was the diopter setting in >> the view finder.. I took off the eye cup and then was able to change the >> diopter - and see better too. I have to do some more shots >> to convince myself I can keep things sharp... quickly.. it was hard to see >> the lines that you are supposed to make sharp. but I think I've got it now. >> (doing it with my distance glasses on.) >> >> Derby, re "Zone focusing" - is that the same thing as what I know as >> "Hyper-focal distance?" setting it for shooting from the hip? >> >> when I use the 50, I have to set the lens on A for it to work at all >> The 28mm lens I have isn't an A series . It worked with an adaptor >> on my Rebel... Nothing happens at all - Can't push the shutter, etc ..and >> window that tells you how to tell the camera what lens you have >> doesn't appear. Too bad, I'd love to use that lens >> >> ann >> >> >> On 7/29/2013 17:41, Derby Chang wrote: >>> >>> >>> Love the first one. I wonder what their music is like. >>> >>> Ann, have you tried zone focusing? Not as easy with a 50, but doable. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 29/07/2013 10:18 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
