Lens problem with Pentax K100D

Il 01/06/2007 21:56, John Bean dixit:
> On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:20:49 +0200, cyrusthevirus
> <root DeleteThis @127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>>Is there a way to use it "stop-down" or something similar?
>
> Use "M" mode, set aperture on lens, press and release AE/L
> button to automatically stop down lens to meter and set
> shutter speed. Press shutter to take picture

Thanks a lot for your hint, John!
As future memory (so I can google if I forget it) and as
reference for other K100D users here it is the whole
procedure I found:
0) set the preview method (Menu - Custom Setting) on "optical"
1) shut down the camera
2) change the lens
3) set focal length for shake reduction
4) set the camera on M (manual exposure)
5) press and release AE-L
6) turn the ON/OFF button clockwise on the 3rd sign (preview
position) to meter: it stop down the lens and it is possible
to see in the display the "difference from the appropriate
exposure" (manual, p. 145)
7) turn the e-dial to adjust the shutter speed
turn the old aperture ring on the lens to adjust the aperture
9) cheese

Just to demonstrate it works, I uploaded a "screens hot" of
this reply on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funadium/525599309/

Thanks again.
Cyrus
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On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:29:06 +0200, cyrusthevirus
<root.DeleteThis@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>Il 01/06/2007 21:56, John Bean dixit:
>> On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:20:49 +0200, cyrusthevirus
>> <root.DeleteThis@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>>
>>>Is there a way to use it "stop-down" or something similar?
>>
>> Use "M" mode, set aperture on lens, press and release AE/L
>> button to automatically stop down lens to meter and set
>> shutter speed. Press shutter to take picture
>
>Thanks a lot for your hint, John!
>As future memory (so I can google if I forget it) and as
>reference for other K100D users here it is the whole
>procedure I found:
>0) set the preview method (Menu - Custom Setting) on "optical"
>1) shut down the camera
>2) change the lens
>3) set focal length for shake reduction
>4) set the camera on M (manual exposure)
>5) press and release AE-L
>6) turn the ON/OFF button clockwise on the 3rd sign (preview
>position) to meter: it stop down the lens and it is possible
>to see in the display the "difference from the appropriate
>exposure" (manual, p. 145)
>7) turn the e-dial to adjust the shutter speed
> turn the old aperture ring on the lens to adjust the aperture
>9) cheese

You don't need to use 6 and 7 if you set aperture ( first,
then press AEL (5), which meters and sets shutter speed
automatically. You can of course use 6 and 7 if you want to
meter manually, in which case pressing AEL in step 5 is
completely unneccesary.

You're making it all sound a lot more complicated than it
is, but whatever works for you

--
John Bean
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Il 02/06/2007 11:13, John Bean dixit:
> On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:29:06 +0200, cyrusthevirus
> <root.TakeThisOut@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>>Il 01/06/2007 21:56, John Bean dixit:
>>> On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:20:49 +0200, cyrusthevirus
>>> <root.TakeThisOut@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is there a way to use it "stop-down" or something similar?
>>>
>>> Use "M" mode, set aperture on lens, press and release AE/L
>>> button to automatically stop down lens to meter and set
>>> shutter speed. Press shutter to take picture
>>
>>Thanks a lot for your hint, John!
>>As future memory (so I can google if I forget it) and as
>>reference for other K100D users here it is the whole
>>procedure I found:
>>0) set the preview method (Menu - Custom Setting) on "optical"
>>1) shut down the camera
>>2) change the lens
>>3) set focal length for shake reduction
>>4) set the camera on M (manual exposure)
>>5) press and release AE-L
>>6) turn the ON/OFF button clockwise on the 3rd sign (preview
>>position) to meter: it stop down the lens and it is possible
>>to see in the display the "difference from the appropriate
>>exposure" (manual, p. 145)
>>7) turn the e-dial to adjust the shutter speed
>> turn the old aperture ring on the lens to adjust the aperture
>>9) cheese
>
> You don't need to use 6 and 7 if you set aperture ( first,
> then press AEL (5), which meters and sets shutter speed
> automatically. You can of course use 6 and 7 if you want to
> meter manually, in which case pressing AEL in step 5 is
> completely unneccesary.
>
> You're making it all sound a lot more complicated than it
> is, but whatever works for you

I'm quite old-fashioned (¹)...
I noticed the procedure can be simplified, but it was almost
late when I wrote the message.
Today I'll make some tests with my old 42×1 macro bellow.

Thanks again
Cyrus


(¹) the day someone will make a cell phone with a rotary
dial I'll buy it
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In article <f3rdst$5lu$1@tdi.cu.mi.it>, cyrusthevirus <root.TakeThisOut@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>I'm quite old-fashioned (¹)...

[snip]

>(¹) the day someone will make a cell phone with a rotary
>dial I'll buy it


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