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danad · 11-29-2010, 07:27 AM

Hello!

My name is Daniel. I´m from Spain but I´m living in Japan.
I want to buy a Pentax K-5 in January, for using it exclusively with old SMC Takumar M42 lenses. I would like to know how is your experience in this aspect: How works the light metering in av? Is correct or tends to overexpose or underexpose? I tested at the shop and the histograms seemed to be correct...I don´t know how it works in general. Can I trust the lightmter?
Any comments will be very appreciated!
Thanks!

Adam · 11-29-2010, 08:32 PM

Yes, I think you can trust it with every lens except the 15mm 3.5, which has issues for some strange reason.

dexmus · 11-29-2010, 10:28 PM

Originally posted by danad

Hello!

My name is Daniel. I´m from Spain but I´m living in Japan.
I want to buy a Pentax K-5 in January, for using it exclusively with old SMC Takumar M42 lenses. I would like to know how is your experience in this aspect: How works the light metering in av? Is correct or tends to overexpose or underexpose? I tested at the shop and the histograms seemed to be correct...I don´t know how it works in general. Can I trust the lightmter?
Any comments will be very appreciated!
Thanks!

This guy has a lot of image on flickr with a k-5 and M42 lenses (all manual lenses, for that matter) . He is terrific photog as well. It seems to be working great for him.
Flickr: onigiri-kun's Photostream

cheers,

danad · 11-30-2010, 12:31 AM

Thanks a lot! I have never used Pentax, so I didn´t know how it works. Thanks for your information, I will not buy the 15mm (It´s hard to find and expensive so...)

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 11-30-2010, 03:10 AM

Haven't got the K-5 (yet), but the K-7 was a big step forward from the K20D when it comes to exposure accuracy for all manual lenses, both K and m42. Should apply to the K-5 as well. I hardly never have to compensate on the K-7 (or not more often than with A glass), and with focus confirmation in addition Pentax offers one of the best possibilities to use old glass.

11-29-2010, 07:27 AM	#1
danad New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 16	k-5 and M42 Hello! My name is Daniel. I´m from Spain but I´m living in Japan. I want to buy a Pentax K-5 in January, for using it exclusively with old SMC Takumar M42 lenses. I would like to know how is your experience in this aspect: How works the light metering in av? Is correct or tends to overexpose or underexpose? I tested at the shop and the histograms seemed to be correct...I don´t know how it works in general. Can I trust the lightmter? Any comments will be very appreciated! Thanks!

11-29-2010, 08:32 PM	#2
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11-29-2010, 10:28 PM	#3
dexmus Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 392	Originally posted by danad Hello! My name is Daniel. I´m from Spain but I´m living in Japan. I want to buy a Pentax K-5 in January, for using it exclusively with old SMC Takumar M42 lenses. I would like to know how is your experience in this aspect: How works the light metering in av? Is correct or tends to overexpose or underexpose? I tested at the shop and the histograms seemed to be correct...I don´t know how it works in general. Can I trust the lightmter? Any comments will be very appreciated! Thanks! This guy has a lot of image on flickr with a k-5 and M42 lenses (all manual lenses, for that matter) . He is terrific photog as well. It seems to be working great for him. Flickr: onigiri-kun's Photostream cheers,

11-30-2010, 12:31 AM	#4
danad New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 16 Original Poster	Thanks a lot! I have never used Pentax, so I didn´t know how it works. Thanks for your information, I will not buy the 15mm (It´s hard to find and expensive so...)

11-30-2010, 03:10 AM	#5
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	Haven't got the K-5 (yet), but the K-7 was a big step forward from the K20D when it comes to exposure accuracy for all manual lenses, both K and m42. Should apply to the K-5 as well. I hardly never have to compensate on the K-7 (or not more often than with A glass), and with focus confirmation in addition Pentax offers one of the best possibilities to use old glass.