I am very curious as to how the *istD could EVER fully support the K/M mount lenses when it doesn't have the sorely missed aperture sensing cam, a $10 part found even in the cheapie K1000. Without knowing the relative aperture setting , how can the camera ever do open aperture metering? JCO
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: istDs - what a great camera! I didn't know you were using an *istD, JCO. Mine works fine with K and M lenses. I use them nearly every day. > "as Good" ?? It sucks now, I don't see how it could get any worse. It > should get better, not worse. Not fully supporting the "K" mount is a > crock of shit IMHO. There are many fine K and M lenses that are being > crippled by pentax *istD for zero technical reasons. But this is > old argument.... > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! > > > While I understand that it's too early to make final judgments, is > there anything to suggest that the support won't be as good? > > Shel > > > From: Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Only if the K/M support is at least as good as the *ist-D has now. > > > >Hmmm .... just thinking out loud here ... that M24~35 zoom in the > equipment > > >drawer should make a pretty nice "normal" lens for the istDS. > >
