One of our local dealers' (Citizen's Photo) salesman was at PMA and handled the
D *ist and said all current lenses would fit as well as the screw mounts. tomM
> 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.
> >
>
>
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