>Sorry that I don't have any info on the MZ-6, but I think you're barking up
the wrong tree. All FA lenses can transmit the exact aperture. Whether or
not the camera use it depends on the camera
> From P�l
>
Hallo Pal,
you are wrong. If you look in my list, you will see, that with the MZ-S
which can display the right values, with the FA 3.5-4.7 28-80 and the FA
3.8-5.6 28-200 the display is wrong.
regards
R�diger
>
>> Hallo, I need some help.
>> The MZ-S displays also odd aperture values like 1.9, 1.8, 3.2 in the
>> viewfinder. The Z1p and the MZ-5n shows instead 2, 1.7, 3.5.
>> The min and max aperture values of a lens were transmited by the contacts
of
>> the KA-mount. A lens from 2.8 - 22 has a certain pattern of the 6 pins.
It
>> is not possible to transmit values like 1.9 in that way.
>> So there have been a change in the protokoll of the 7th pin which
>> transmitted the focal lenth and the distance of F/FA lense. It must also
>> transmit the exact aperture value.
>> For that there must be a change in the lense and in the camera.
>> I have the question which lense and since when transmitted the exact
values
>> and which camera can read it besides the MZ-S.
>> I have tested some lenses with odd apertures with the MZ-S. But some
lenses
>> are missing. (see list)
>> I'm also interessted if the new bodies like the MZ-6/L can read the new
>> protokol.
>>
>> Here is my list with a lot of ??? in order of the lens and camera
>> appearance.
>>
>> K-mount F/FA lenses with odd aperture values which can/cannot transmit
exact
>> aperature values:
>>
>> FA 3.5-4.7 28-80 PZ since 1991 no
>> F 4.7-5.6 80-200 black since 1994 ??
>> FA 3.8-5.6 28-200 since 1996 no
>> FA 1.9/43 since 1997 yes
>> FA 4.7-5.6 80-200 silver since 1999 ??
>> FA 1.8/77 since 1999 yes
>> FA 4.7-5.8 100-300 since 2000 ??
>> A 1.2/50 for LX2000 since 2000 ??
>> FA 1.8/31 since 2001 ??
>> FA 3.2-4.5 28-105 since 2001 yes
>>
>> Cameras which can/cannot display the exact aperature values:
>>
>> Z-1p 1995 no
>> MZ-5n 1997 no
>> MZ-7/MX-7 1999 ??
>> MZ-S 2001 yes
>> MZ-L/MX-6 2001 ??
>> MZ-60 2002 ??
>>
>> Can you please fill in the lists at the questionmarks
>> Thanks
>> R�diger Neumann
>>
>> P.S: It is interesting, that this protokol which was already in a lens
since
>> 1997 (1.9/43) was used the first time ?? in a camera in 2001.
>>
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