But I think you'll find the Pentax lens compatibility better than Nikon. I
don't know this for a fact but from the descriptions I've read it appears that
the K10D is able to control auto diaphragm operation on at least KA lenses and
maybe K lenses as well. Larry will know. It also appears that he is doing
metering without any special considerations that a manual lens is mounted.
The Canyon and Olympus are both good choices for multiple brand manual focus
lens attachment solely based on their short register distance. That is a
statement of the possible but not necessarily the desirable. It's fine for
slow and contemplative work like you'd put into using a shift lens. Got an
expensive 90/2 macro. You don't have to throw it out. You can make it work
and work well but you might not greatly enjoy the process unless you also like
large format photography because it slows you down.
Chuck Norcutt
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: canon 5d manual focus lenses which work well/poorly?
> Sent: Jun 16 '07 23:06
>
>
> I've found this thread to be something of a revelation. I'm ashamed
> that I was so uninformed about the difficulties in using Zuikos on the
> 5D, since that is about the only reason I would purchase the body. I
> thought that using them on E-system bodies was a little cumbersome.
> It appears to be no better on the 5D. And why did I think it would
> be? I'm not really sure. Hope springs eternal, I guess.
>
> As to the K10D -- I've loved what Larry H. has shown us, though I
> assume it's mostly the photographer and not the camera. Any reason
> actually to think the fabulous backward compatibility of the Pentax
> system actually makes things better or easier with that system?
>
> (That's a fairly academic question, however. Having incorporated Live
> View into my workflow, there is no way I'm living without it.)
>
> This whole discussion is making the N system look more and more
> appealing in fact from the standpoint of backward compatibility.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On 6/16/07, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > It looks to be a super camera.
> >
> >
> >
> > Winsor
> > Long Beach, California, USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On / June 16, 2007 CE, at 4:58 AM, <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > If I didn't already own a 5D I'd be seriously looking at a Pentax K10D
>
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