----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Old lenses and *ist D
> Secondly, isnt the whole point of buying a PENTAX > DSLR the ability to use a large quantity of PENTAX > lenses one already owns? If not, why buy pentax DSLR??? > > I would rather go with Canon which is cheaper and > has a much better selection of AF lenses on both the new > and used market to select from.... Spoken by a man who has touched neither. I never intended to buy an *ist D. I found that after I had picked the camera up, the only reason I put it down was because I had to pull my wallet out of my pocket and pay for the thing. After comparing the *ist D to the Rebel D, I can say for certainty that the Pentax is the better camera. I felt no envy for my friend's Canon, though he sure liked my Pentax. A lot. The K and M lenses are perfectly usable on the *istD, but you do have to be willing to shoot in unmetered manual, or go through that whole kludge thing with partially dismounting the lens. Really, all that is lost from the usage of the pre A series lenses is aperture preferred automatic, and the ability to meter with the built in meter. I can't (and won't) argue with you about the Canon lenses, I don't know if the selection is better or not. I do wonder though if the better selection is going to be a whole bunch of their cheap and cheerful consumer grade zooms, rather than quality glass. I don't care, I bought Pentax for the lenses. I don't like Canon lenses anywhere near as much. William Robb
