On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, Brad Dobo wrote: > > Its a dial or swithc on the body that controls the aperture when the > lense > > is set to the A position on an A series or newer lense. > > > > Regards, > > Paul > > Oh, so they have made one? I wonder why it isn't on the other or newer > cameras, isn't it a feature on the top Nikons and Canons? Anyone?
Because with the MZ-S, you set the aperture via the aperture ring, not via the body. Some people prefer one, some prefer the other. I kinda like setting it via the lens myself. As long as Pentax is making cameras that require aperture rings, they keep having to put 'em on their lenses, which ensures backwards compatibility. Look at Nikon... because their newer low-end to mid-range cameras (F55, F65, F80, and some older ones) set the aperture via a dial on the body, they don't need to put aperture rings on their lenses. Now they have a whole series of lenses (G-series) with no rings, including some very nice ones, that you can't use on older Nikon bodies. And the new Nikon bodies with their pretty little Av dials can no longer read the apertures on the aperture rings of older lenses. chris
