Cripped Pentax lenses do not equal uncrippled lenses from other mfgrs.... If I cant use my pentax lenses the way they were designed to be used, I would rather sell them and go with the most modern lensmount there is at this time, the canon EOS. It was designed as AF, unlike pentax and nikon, bigger throat, and better selection of lenses both new and used....
I'm not insulted, I'm in disbelief that Pentax would abandon the BASIC functionality of the K/M lenses. Reading the aperture setting of the lens for open aperture metering and AE was achieved over 30 years ago in the ES screwmount era for christ's sake. To act like its not that important now is mystifying, not insulting..... JCO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Heiko Hamann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Old lenses and *ist D >I own over a dozen PENTAX K&M lenses, all superb. So if you like your superb K&M lenses, then why should you change to Canon??? I can't follow this argumentation. Can you use those lenses at a 10D? No. But you can use them with a *istD. How much would it be to buy comparable lenses for a 10D? Expensive. I have read this statement several times now: "the *istD isn't fully compatible, so I will change to Canon an buy new lenses". Why don't you buy Pentax SMC-FA lenses??? Sorry, but for me this all sounds like the reaction of an insulted child. BTW - you _can_ use your K&M lenses with a *istD. It might be a bit tricky, but for me this "uncomfortability" seems to be less important compared to changing to another system and buying all lenses and accessories new. Cheers, Heiko
