> The *istD is backwards compatible, if you count an operating > mechanism functionally identical to that on the original Spotmatic, > and the lack of P or Shutter-priority modes. WE may not find this > inconvenient, but the average buyer is probably going to find > it offputting.
The average buyer is going to use a new or nearly new lens, not an A or M series, and this will be a moot point for them. About the only people that give a hoot, are on this list.
