On 1/10/16, P.J. Alling, on this occasion not discombobulated, unleashed: >There are K adapters for m43 and Sony E that have aperture rings to >allow the use of K lenses without aperture rings to be used stopped >down, but they won't allow shutter preferred automation, I don't know >about Fuji X mount but I assume that someone makes similar adapters for >that system as well. > >The viewfinders amp up so that it /looks/ like you're getting open >aperture metering, buy you're really not. Some people prefer that, >since you're getting a full time DOF preview. > >No adapter now made will allow any Pentax AF lens to auto focus when >used on a Fuji or any other mirrorless camera system. > >There is no power for the lens so those with "advanced" features such as >the newish DA 18-50 with focus by wire and the new DA 50-300 with the >electrical aperture control won't have full functionality. The former >is in fact probably completely useless in that application, the latter >is crippled in the same way that it is on any Pentax camera that doesn't >have power contacts and the updated firmware, would be. > >However if you're using a manual focus, manual /mechanical/ aperture K >mount lens, the Fuji with adapter would be more transparent, more like >using an actual Pentax camera with a aperture simulator. I've often >been tempted by the Sony A7 series for just that reason. I can't >remember why I didn't really like them when I tried one out. The Fuji >cameras are just delightful to hold.
Yep, everything Peter said. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- 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.
