Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lens to camera data transmission

2002-12-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure how this works but, the only time you see the f Stop displayed in the finder with A lenses is when you use the A setting on the lens. Weather the value displayed comes from the lens or is the setting the camera will attempt I don't know. Tha

Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lens to camera data transmission

2002-12-19 Thread Brad Dobo
Yes, that works (Program Mode), but it's just a mechanism on the camera and on the lens, to close down the aperture for a shot. This lens has one contact. I don't know what it does. But it will not display the f-stop in the viewfinder or LCD screen while in Av or Tv mode. I looked at the negs

Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lens to camera data transmission

2002-12-19 Thread Brad Dobo
Sorry Peter, didn't see your post! Yes, it seems that is the general consensus. In Av it will not show, but I think I made an error in my last post, I looked at the data, and I didn't take any Tv shots, so I don't know (but I would think) if the f-stop is displayed. It's now wrapped as a gift,

Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lens to camera data transmission

2002-12-19 Thread Brad Dobo
Tha answer is to be found (of course) on Boz's web page: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/extras/K-mount/Ka.html Displaying Aperture in the viewfinder In the Tv and P operating modes the body decides how many f-stops the lens will be closed down during the exposure. Consequently, knowing the

Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lens to camera data transmission

2002-12-19 Thread Brad Dobo
Alan, Umm...still lost. What does that one contact do? I wish I had that lens out so I could see if everything was displayed on 'P' or 'Tv, all my test shots with it were in Av...I should have known better. I don't like the QC tolerance, on shaky ground they should be very attentive to quality

Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting views on lens to camera data transmission

2002-12-19 Thread Brad Dobo
Well, on the 25th, I'll be sure to try it out first thing, and report back. Hopefully it all works out! Brad - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:07 AM Subject: Re: Need help with new lens -- getting conflicting