> However, you would find that, without the lens/adapter combo onto > a K-mount body, there is nothing to keep the diaphragm activating > lever on the body's K-mount from pushing back against the twisting > motion you're applying when mounting the adapter to the body - not > a very stable situation - and you finally realize the reason why > the little springy locking/unlocking thingie is there in the first > place.
Oops. That sentence ~should~ have said: "However, you would find that, without the little springy locking/unlocking thingie, there is nothing to keep the diaphragm activating lever on the body's K-mount from pushing back against the twisting motion you're applying when mounting the adapter to the body - not a very stable situation - and you finally realize the reason why the little springy locking/unlocking thingie is there in the first place." Sorry for the incoherence. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
