On 25 Sep 2003 at 19:18, Paul Ewins wrote: > Why? Which system do you think will retain aperture rings? Or is it the > DA lenses that worry you - as the Canon and Nikon equivalents probably > worry their users.
If I have to make the choice between systems without aperture rings (which it looks like will be the case) it sure isn't going to be Pentax, not at this rate. If they'd let us know of their true intents earlier I could have made a rational decision and I could have sold my glass and bought new kit with little loss. There's no way to soften the blow now that the relationship between the AUD and USD is changing rapidly. (Let alone the very apparent depression in the second hand prices of Pentax glass) Bottom line I don't wish to be using film in small format cameras, I need ultra- wide angle lenses. I'm not going to invest in more Pentax glass and a DSLR with crippled mount to get where I need to go. Couldn't be more basic. 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
