-- -----Original Message----- -- From: Heiko Hamann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:30 PM -- -- Hi John, -- -- on 29 Dec 03 you wrote in pentax.list: -- -- -- >> Would it work in Av mode? -- -- >No. In Av mode the camera seems to shoot with the lens wide open, -- >no matter what you set the aperture ring to. It *does* -- stop the lens -- >down briefly, but only after the exposure has been made. -- Very strange. -- -- There's a simple workaround: put some tape on your lens' -- mount at the -- position of the KAF2-contacts. By isolating this area the -- *istD won't -- recognize the lens as non-A-lens and will stop down correctly. -- -- Cheers, Heiko -- What type of tape are you using? I just tried it with my K 50/1.2 and cellophane tape. It did not work.
I was using the 50 last night in Av mode. I do the unlocking of the lens at minimum aperture. It works fine that way and the lens is in no danger of falling off. I have shot that way for hours at a time carrying the camera outside of a bag - no problems. C�sar Panama City, Florida
