One of Ricoh's best models was the XR-X 3PF. Jim A.
> From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:54:54 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: cosina hopes > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:51:51 -0500 > > Most of the manufacturers who used the K mount were slowly leaving the > market, or building bargan bodies, or selling rebadged > Cosinas anyway. Ricoh produced their own version of the A lens mount > that isn't 100 % compatible and never built an autofocus > camera body as far as I can remember. > > Mark Roberts wrote: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >>>> From: Jim Apilado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> I just wonder if Cosina could come up with a dslr that would be fully >>>> compatible with Pentax K and M lenses. >>>> >>>> >>> No reason why not, since Pentax released the K mount as an open standard >>> (which is why Vivitar, Ricoh, etc used it). >>> >>> >> >> The basic K mount was indeed used by other manufacturers, but not the >> KAF (with aperture contacts, data transfer contact and AF coupling). >> Anyone know if this was because Pentax didn't make all this information >> public or if there just wasn't interest on the part of other >> manufacturers? >> >> >> > >
