> I honestly think that Pentax would be shooting themselves in the foot > with a lens mount which is not backwards compatible.
They've already announced that it will be compatible. They even specified that it will be compatible with _screwmount_ lenses, which I got a real kick out of (the average photo enthusiast doesn't even know that there _was_ an M42 Pentax screwmount). > The *ist-D seems > ideal for the current-Pentax-owning enthusiast, and most of those would > be unlikely to purchase expensive new lenses just for the digicam. If > you need to replace your lenses for a d'cam why would you replace them > with Pentax ones? Why not just buy a Canon 10D with Canon lenses? Because we don't _like_ Canons. <g> --Mike
