Alin wrote: Yeah, it's quite obvious, isn't it!? Whatever "goodies" the fall will bring, I doubt it is aperture ring-enabled FA lenses. We won't see any limiteds nor any attempt of IS/USM either. My guess is some pompous FAJ star with APS sized image circle. The thought gives me a nausea - hope I'm wrong.
REPLY: No it really isn't obvious. The obvious fact is that they have made "crippled" mount on what Pentax labels entry level bodies. This is nothing new: they did the same on entry level MZ-bodies. This did not mean that the MZ-3 and the MZ-S turned out likewise compromised. My suggestion is to save the whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiining about the demise of compatibility forever until the fact actually happens. I personally doubt that the "good things in fall" has limited compatibility as this good things information was given in respons to whining about FA-J lenses. Note that I have no idea what this good thing actually means except that it involve lenses that are obviously more "desireable" than the FA-J's. Pentax engineers have stated that there will be no FA-J* lenses. Of course there could be FA-S* lenses for all we know :o). P�l
