----- Original Message ----- From: "Andre Langevin" Subject: Re: Good-bye Pentax (2)
> >I recall the FD lens mount users gave a great big shit about it when the EOS > >system came out, Bruce. As a matter of fact, they were extremely pissed that > >they, and their equipment was being orphaned. > >I recall also, Canon had a pretty classy camera out at the time, was it the > >F1? They were trying to be "pro" when they orphaned the mount. > > The T-90... Still one of the greatest MF camera ever. Like the LX > with its mirror syndrome, it has its "classic" bug that shows with an > EEE (error) message and ask for magnet cleaning or a shutter rebuild. > Just by the way... Actually, the T90 was the template for the EOS system, stylewise, but the F1 was the premier Canon body of the day. William Robb
