I AGREE WITH THIS 1000%!!!! If they do abandon the K mount on the *ist D, I think it would be a huge mistake. Not only to current Pentax glass owners, but non-owners as well. If they do abandon the K mount, I will abandon Pentax...
--- Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Come on, K mount compatibility is one of the very > few Pentax > trumps, and they need to play them all. Even if > few posses both old > lenses and new equipment Pentax still has to > proclaim loud and > clear "our dslr takes whatever glass caries the > Pentax name!". > > Until they come up with serious technological > propositions like > IS/USM that really tempt the users to buy new > lenses, abandoning > full K mount compatibility is not an option. > > BTW, I think you're wrong about the numbers. > There are millions of > K/M lenses out there and if only 1% (and that's > very conservative) > end up in the hands of enthusiasts, then Pentax > should pay very > close attention to satisfying this market > segment. > > Servus, Alin > > P�l wrote: > > PJ> I personally don't think limiting compatibility > of K and M lenses > PJ> are particularly smart for their first DSLR. On > the other hand, K > PJ> and M lenses were being made for only 6-7 years > over 20 years > PJ> ago. Hardly anyone who still use them have > bought a new Pentax > PJ> product in 20 years or ever. And very few of > them will buy a DSLR. > PJ> I believe such compatibility, and mind you I > speak as someone who > PJ> actually use K lenses, are only for > psychological reasons as the > PJ> real market for DSLR for K and M lens owners is > microscopic. > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com
