J. C. O'Connell wrote:
What the hell has that got to do with it?
I don't need to buy or hold one to know
it cant do open aperture metering or open
aperture AE. JCO
Of course not. Sorry about that.
keith
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 7:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera!
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
NO, YOU DON'T GET IT. I never said pentax changed
their lens mounts, they changed their new camera
to ignore the K/M aperture cam and have LESS features then the lenses can do. Big difference. If something was gained for abandoning
these features it would be one thing but nothing was
gained, it's ALL LOSS.
In your _most_ humble opinion, you mean--and even before you see or hold
or try the camera.
keith
Pentax wants you to replace perfectly good and capable lenses. That is called PLANNED obsolescence, which is a very unethical business practice. JCO
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