The *ist D are going to have Pentax traditional K-mount compatibility. This is the goal of the technicians. The *ist D are probably not going to have a KAF2 mount, not KAF. Probably something else...
I expect to see USM and IS lenses, and two more bodies in the *ist serie, within the next 12 months.
The first *ist is the first model in a new serie which are going to replace the MZ-serie. (Pentax has promised that the *ist lineup will consist of three filmbased SLR's). It exist several rumours about those models, one is about a flagship with retro feel (to make LX users happy) and sealed design, another is about a mid market *ist and a third is about a junior *ist model. I don't believe in a junior model below the current *ist, because...
* The design of the *ist D is very filmlike. It looks like a filmbased camera. A digital doesn't have to loo like a filmbased camera, because they don't have a film chamber. This may suggest that Pentax took an existing design and based the *ist D around this.
* The flagship rumours are about a retro-designed camera, sort of an AF version of the classic LX. The design of the *ist D aren't retro at all.
* The design of the *ist D, with HyperModes and twin control dials, are more advanced than the current *ist, this hints to a new *ist model - between the current *ist and the upcoming flagship (which will replace the current MZ-S, the flagship may be an update to the current MZ-S).
Since the MZ-serie, the entry model in the serie has limited metering compatibility with lenses pre the A-serie from 1982 - so there's no surprise that the *ist has this too.
Best wishes, Roland
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: My fork in the road-tell me which way to go!
There may be some misunderstanding here somewhere. B&H claims under the specifications of the *ist: "Lens mount KAF2 (also KAF, KA & K mounts usable)"
Perhaps there still is some hope...
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