Originally posted by mlucas9 Hi All,
I'm new to this site and thinking about entering the world of DSLR photography and I want to buy a mid-grade DSLR body to use with my old SMC Pentax-A lenses from the old film SLR days (LX and ME super). From reading different sites I know that they will attach and that the automatic aperture control will work, but I'd like to know from experienced users any tricks of this trade.
When looking at available features and pricing...I was thinking about going with the
K-50 as a mid-grade "non-throw away" DSLR body (I can't afford pro-grade stuff) to use with a newer autofocus lenses and to be able to manual focus with my old SMC Pentax-A lenses. Any advice along these lines will be much appreciated.
Best Regards,
Mike
The K-50 is a good choice, but its aperture actuator does suffer from some quality control issues. I would therefore recommend going to the K-S2, which is one model newer and should be a really good value second-hand. The K-S2's articulating screen can also help make manual focusing easier.
As for A-series lenses, they work just like modern lenses regarding exposure, so no worries there. You just need to focus manually. The camera does offer aids: focus confirmation / catch in focus when shooting through the viewfinder, and magnification and focus peaking in live view.
Adam
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