Originally posted by Not a Number Are owners of M and K lenses screwed now by using the green button or DOF preview for stop down metering? Are owners of screwmount lenses screwed now for the same reasons?
Stop down metering is a working solution except for the whiners who complain about a few extra steps.
Be thankful Ricoh is supporting the K-mount at all and not abandoning it as Canon or Minolta did with the FD and MD mounts, respectively.
Those few extra steps are enough to screw up what could have been a great shot. I have a few of those, because I forgot to push the green button between two shots in changing light. Yes, it is a working solution, but it's also an inconvenience. For most of my shooting, I prefer controlling the aperture, and let the camera control the shutter. That's what I got accustomed to from shooting with my ME Super and my LX, and anyway what suits my style. I must admit that to me, having to control both aperture and shutter mostly is one factor too many to take into account to succeed with my shooting.
So when shooting with my M lenses I'd love to have nothing else to worry about than to adjust the aperture with the aperture ring, and the camera adjusted the shutter simultaneously, just like with the ME Super and the LX. Talking about the LX, maybe a workaround could be the same sort of lightmeter as the OTF meter? That way, the camera could adjust the shutter while it's open, and wouldn't have to know the aperture.
And oh! I'm sure you wouldn't be a whiner and complain about a few extra steps if you with a new body had to manually focus your FA lenses.