When the Voightlander name was resurrected using the old Leica screw mount lenses, I wondered how many of those "ancient lenses" were still around to use on the cameras. I have a IIIg Leica and a couple of screw mount lenses that suddenly were more valuable because of the new "V" cameras.
I have a lot of the ancient SMC Takumars that I may or may not be able to use on the *ist-D. I have a few K and M lenses that I got new when I bought my LX. When the *ist-D was announced I was anticipating being able to use these "ancient K and M lenses" on it. I would probably pick up newer lenses for the *ist-D especially is one of new lenses had IS. The way Canon comes out with a new model digital SLR every six months or so, it is possible to get an older D30 and D60 sometimes for less than a $1000. Buy an IS 28-135mm zoom for one of those models and you have a camera-lens combination that would be less spendy than getting the Pentax and its companion zoom. Jim A. > From: "zoomshot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 23:30:43 +0100 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: istdee > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:30:51 -0400 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 August 2003 16:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: istdee > > > Ah, yes. I recall when word first came out about the *ist-D how many of you > were all excited that you would be able to use that great Pentax glass with > the camera. Now it depends on when you bought some of that Pentax glass > before you can use it on the D. Now we'll see if Pentax comes out with a > "high end" dslr that will take all of the K-mount lenses and have them > operate normally on it. Or perhaps Fuji could come out with a dslr that > would take K-mount lenses. That would be some competition for Pentax. > > Jim A. > > Why should any Pentax DSLR support ancient lenses? > > >
