Ok Got the point. I was in the dense corner last night, obviously... Thanks, Jostein
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My point was simply that Pentax is unwise not to please established > users, even if it is designing a strategy for the future that is > different from its recent past. My reasoning is that established users > recommend Pentax to potential new users (I do), provided that they are > pleased with Pentax. It is a way of steering new customers to Pentax. In > other words, I think Pentax should keep k-mount compatibility and the > aperture ring, and not produce lenses that lack a distance scale - if > only for the continuing endorsement of established users. But as I've > said here before, I know little about marketing, and apparently Pentax > is reasoning differently. (I should mention that I own only two non-A > lenses, and they work just fine on my 1ps, so for me personally this is > not an issue.) > > Joe > >

