----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Mabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: *ist and the lens mount.
> According to Pentax Germany and the press information PDF > (http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/phot o/newsArea/news/PENTAXistA/prod.html), > the *ist is only compatible with KAF2 (no power zoom), KAF and KA. Not > K-mount. This means that the *ist has the same compatibility as MZ-60/30/50. > It lacks a mechanical coupling of aperture. But it can take photos with > K-mount lenses (if programmed from a Pentax Function), but it can't meter > with them. News about the *ist seem to be contradictory and I think we won't know the truth until someone personally tries this baby out... > In a sense, this is a logical move since the *ist is entry level (replaces > the MZ-60, MZ-7 and MZ-6). Actually I would call neither MZ-7, nor MZ-6 an entry level camera, especially if the MZ-60 is also called this way - the former are much more complicated, as well as the *ist is, and all of them are too complicated to be put into the same group with the MZ-60. I believe that the two more upmarket models (the > replacement for the MZ-3/5n and the MZ-S) will feature KAF3 with full > backwards compatibility. Two more upcoming models? I remember the rumours of 10 new Pentax cameras being introduced in the 2003, but IMHO actually it will be VERY STRANGE if we see another film SLR from Pentax in this year. Seeing two SLR's, a new 35mm flagship being one of them, is highly unlikely. I'd rather expect a few new P&S's, new versions of 67 and/or 645 and most of all, new lenses... Regards Artur
