Bruce Rubenstein wrote: > From photo.net: > > "Can anyone think of a single valid reason why a new lens mount should > be necessary? " > Ask Canon or Minolta. They did such a stunt and made a lot of business > sense. > > -- P�l Jensen
Actually, when Canon changed their mount, it was ostensibly to accommodate new and upcoming technology; today, Pentax and Nikon are not making that assertion. They are simply changing the mount to reduce manufacturing cost by allowing electronic control of the aperture as opposed to a mechanical control, which is more expensive to produce. Now, I dnk whether or not Canon's rational was an accurate statement or simply a spin to appease the owners of old FD class lenses and in fact was just a way of forced obsolescence of the old lenses. At least with Nikon and Pentax old lenses can still be used, although with reduced functionality. That's how I see it anyway ....cheers! Mike.
