Alin How are they running the tests on the PZ-1 and PZ-1p's, which were the cameras that were specifically mentioned as having this problem originally. They have depth of field preview, but it is a manual function rather then electronic, that only works with the aperature ring actually turned to the manual settings according to the manual. It appears to work in the "A" setting but it actually always goes to the smallest aperature setting of the lense when in the "A" mode, thus making it useless there. I have noted that the aperature setting noted in the display does not always seem to match the numbers on the dial while in the middle, but rather somewhere close. However the high and low limits are the same.
My biggest question in all this is the metering in Program modes going to wind up being off because of this, or is it just the manual modes using an external lightmeter that are messed up. This whole thing is getting a bit confusing the more I think about it. Is the metering even going to be accurate in the manual aperature modes? Which one is the camera going to use for this metering...the actual position of the adjustment lever...or the information the lens is feeding the camera electronically......ugh what a mess > You can bet they would be the same, always. The whole problem lies > not in what aperture/speed the camera displays, but in what aperture > is effectively used when closing down the lens. You can't figure this > without actually looking through the lens... > > Servus, Alin > >
