On 8 Jul 2003 at 3:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sure I can understand how those with a lot invested in M and K lenses are > disappointed. But the *ist has, what? 16 segment metering and 11 auto focus > points? Okay, the manual users are not impressed, and I would need to read reviews > and see it myself, but some of us nearsighted older folks without perfect > vision anymore need auto focus, and some of us also need auto focus for the > things we like to shoot: animals, sports, etc. So that is NOT exactly a step down, > regardless of people's disappointment.
I just want to get out and expose some pixels using my Pentax glass, full frame and a real aperture ring would be nice too :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

