Zenitar 16mm on Digital Minolta Dynax 7 - screen message: No Lens Attached

Hi,

 

After going thru a lot of posts on this subject I couldn't find an

answer. The Zenitar Lens looks like a cool lens, but I'm unable to use

it, and I found out more people with this lens who want to fit it on a

Konica Minolta D7 can not get it to work, I hope you can help.

 

When connecting the lens with a M42 adapter the lens gives a good fit

on the body. There is that special PIN on the lens that has a special

function and might cause the problem.

 

I could read something about doing "some mechanical work on the lens"

from Bob Atkins post, but I've never even thought about changing the

lens internally, some instructions would be nice. Also some others

told that putting the pin down with Glue could help, but does that

guarentee that the lens is going to work on the 7D?

 

Help would be very welcome, because I don't want to sell this lens!!!

 

Best regards,

Wouter

You have to change the "Shutter Lock" menu setting to OFF. This means the shutter will fire even if the camera doesn't detect a lens attached.

 

Cheers,

Daniel.

Daniel Oi , is correct there is no electronic signal sent to the camera from you lens. So your camera thinks there is no lens attached. By shutting off the "Shutter Lock" you tell your camera to shoot even when no lens is attached. You will then also need to set the f stop by hand and use M or S mode.

Use A-mode. S-mode will not work.

I use a Zenitar 16mm all the time on my Maxxum 70. I usually leave the camera in P mode. Focus with the aperature wide open then stop the lens down to f8 or smaller for sharp results. Let the camera choose a shutter speed after stopping down. The 16mm lets in a lot of light so it can tend to fool the meter and underexpose. That is my experience anyway. I would turn on auto barketing and blast away. It is a really fun lens. Be aware that it is VERY soft wide open so stopping down key. Have fun. BTW it is a great lens at parties!

Cheers,

Brad<div></div>