>I've taken to setting the aperture manually rather than using Hyper >Program mode. My glasses get in the way of my right thumb when using the >grip strap, and I'm having suspicions about the accuracy of the body >setting the aperture.
When the lens was set to 'A', the actual aperture controlled by the Z-1p could be off by up to 1/2 stop. I did some visual tests and found this out. For this reason, I usually use the aperture rings to set the aperture. >Anyway, when using manual focus lenses I find that the aperture readout >on the body rarely matches the setting. Its usually 1/2-stop out, so >f/4.5 will read as f/5.6. > >Today I noticed that the Z-1p consistentlly reports the correct aperture >setting with FA lenses. So does the lens actually communicate this >information to the body electronically? When the lens was set to 'A', the lens communicates with the camera electrinocally. However, the position of the aperture resistor coupling below the camera mount would affect the "displayed" aperture of the Z-1p when the lens was set to non-'A' position. But this does not affect the chosen shutter speed accuracy. regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - 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 .
