Pentax DS

Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Yes it will, works really nicely, any lens that you can physically fit on
the camera will meter properly, some you will have to press a button to take
the reading, any with a "A" setting should auto meter..

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Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

l e o wrote:

Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Yes and yes. Some details he

http://www.mile23.com/node/26

Pete D wrote:
Yes it will, works really nicely, any lens that you can physically fit on
the camera will meter properly, some you will have to press a button to take
the reading, any with a "A" setting should auto meter..

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Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Thanx. They are compatible lenses, not Pentax. One fit physically but
has no "A" setting. One has "A" setting but doesn't go fit in the camera
mount.

Paul Mitchum wrote:
l e o wrote:


Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.


Yes and yes. Some details he

http://www.mile23.com/node/26


Thanks for the link. I got the lens without "A" setting work. Push the
AE-L button and the camera sets the shutter speed. No exposure reading
though. I think this is how it works. At least it can meter.

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l e o wrote:
Pete D wrote:
Yes it will, works really nicely, any lens that you can physically fit on
the camera will meter properly, some you will have to press a button to take
the reading, any with a "A" setting should auto meter..

"l e o" wrote in message
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Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Thanx. They are compatible lenses, not Pentax. One fit physically but
has no "A" setting. One has "A" setting but doesn't go fit in the camera
mount.

Be very, very careful with some of those "compatible" lenses; make sure
they are really K-mount compatible, not Pentax/Ricoh K/KP mount. If you
mount a KP-mount lens on a Pentax AF body it can get jammed on.

John Francis wrote:
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l e o wrote:

Pete D wrote:

Yes it will, works really nicely, any lens that you can physically fit on
the camera will meter properly, some you will have to press a button to take
the reading, any with a "A" setting should auto meter..

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Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Thanx. They are compatible lenses, not Pentax. One fit physically but
has no "A" setting. One has "A" setting but doesn't go fit in the camera
mount.


Be very, very careful with some of those "compatible" lenses; make sure
they are really K-mount compatible, not Pentax/Ricoh K/KP mount. If you
mount a KP-mount lens on a Pentax AF body it can get jammed on.


It says P-KA. It works in the K-1000 but not the Ds.

l e o wrote:

Paul Mitchum wrote:
l e o wrote:

Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Yes and yes. Some details he

http://www.mile23.com/node/26

Thanks for the link. I got the lens without "A" setting work. Push the
AE-L button and the camera sets the shutter speed. No exposure reading
though.

What do you mean by 'exposure reading?' You set the aperture on the
lens, the camera set the shutter speed which is clearly visible in the
finder. To find out what shutter speed to use at a different aperture,
change the aperture and press AE-L.

I think this is how it works. At least it can meter.

Yes, in spot or center-weight mode. It can also tell you when the
subject is in focus.

I have a nice 35-70mm that I had to remove part of the internal shrouding to
get it to fit on my MZ-50 and Ds, once it went on it become one of my
favourite lenses.

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John Francis wrote:
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l e o wrote:

Pete D wrote:

Yes it will, works really nicely, any lens that you can physically fit
on the camera will meter properly, some you will have to press a button
to take the reading, any with a "A" setting should auto meter..

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Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Thanx. They are compatible lenses, not Pentax. One fit physically but has
no "A" setting. One has "A" setting but doesn't go fit in the camera
mount.


Be very, very careful with some of those "compatible" lenses; make sure
they are really K-mount compatible, not Pentax/Ricoh K/KP mount. If you
mount a KP-mount lens on a Pentax AF body it can get jammed on.


It says P-KA. It works in the K-1000 but not the Ds.

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l e o wrote:

Paul Mitchum wrote:
l e o wrote:

Can Pentax DS use manual K-mount lens? Would it have metering
functionality? Thanks.

Yes and yes. Some details he

http://www.mile23.com/node/26

Thanks for the link. I got the lens without "A" setting work. Push the
AE-L button and the camera sets the shutter speed. No exposure reading
though.

What do you mean by 'exposure reading?' You set the aperture on the
lens, the camera set the shutter speed which is clearly visible in the
finder. To find out what shutter speed to use at a different aperture,
change the aperture and press AE-L.

I think this is how it works. At least it can meter.

Yes, in spot or center-weight mode. It can also tell you when the
subject is in focus.

This is a really great camera.