Chris wrote: > Since when did it become reasonable to assume that Pentax will never ever > do something that Nikon did?
This is still completely absurd. It is major difference between assuming or believeing something will happen before it happens, and asuming things won't happen uintil you see the proof that the thing is actually happening! Pentax will release two lenses for utter entry level, just like they have done with couple of bodies. They have stated that they will maintain backwards compatibility with the upcoming DSLR. There are no sign of crippling of the K-mout as there are no reason for doing so. Pentax is not Nikon. Pentax K-mount is not the Nikon F mount. The K-mount can use aperture rings and still maintain future features like USM and IS in the same lens. This remain a case of the sky is falling without any data points. Reserve the whining for the day Pentax remove the aperture ring from all their lenses. P�l
