Please forgive any misuse of terminology or other DSLR beginner description mixups.
I am trying to use a manual k-mount lens on my K-50.
I have enabled the camera to use the shutter when the lens is not in "A". The shutter works great. Configuring the P button seems awkward. It is odd that it is under E-Dial Programming (I expected a P button menu). Oh well
I think I have it set properly. I have the M Tv/Av green button as TvSHIFT.
As a test I set my aperture wide open, disabled auto ISO, and help down the P button. It changed my shutter speed, but still reads F--
If I understand this correctly, I don't control the shutter? Not really manual. I think my misunderstanding is that I keep expecting to use something like the little exposure meter I had my old K1000 or old Minoltas. If I don't use the P button and select my own shutter preference, it appears my results are simply an educated guess.
EDIT/UPDATE:
Seems that when I turned the K-50 off and on again, I was prompted for the lens focal length. Pretty cool. I get a much better shutter speed with the P button. I suppose when I change lenses, I will be prompted again after a off/on.
Last edited by Schick; 09-29-2015 at 11:21 AM.
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