EYES ROLLING AGAIN. The inclusion of the cheap simple aperture sensing cam in the body does not preclude removal of mechanical linkage in new lenses. Both can be done. The miniscule weight savings of the removal of the aperure cam sensor certainly does not "outweigh" the abiiliy to open aperure meter and AE with the K/M lenses.....
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Antonio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! Not true, the gain is that you dont have to include a 1970's type manual apeture cam as new lenses can comunicate with the camera bodies electronically. Therefore you get lighter, les complicated lenses and mounts, which have less moving parts and hence less to go wrong. I would say that is an improvment over a metal rod sticking out the back of the lens. A. On 18/9/04 4:54 pm, "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eyes rolling.! The abandonment of K/M aperture setting sensing has > nothing to do with digital capture. They did not have to give up on > K/M to do digital. If they did that would be one thing, but that > is not the case. So like I said, NOTHING was gained > in favor of the abandonment of K/M. Not at all like > the M42 to K design change where they DID get something good > in return for loss of compatibility of the old lenses: much faster lens > changing. > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 10:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! > > > Not exactly, the *istD provides digital capture, which its predecesors > did not. To some that is a big gain. > > A. > > > On 18/9/04 2:51 pm, "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> BIG DIFFERENCE - read my last post. When they abandoned M42 in favor >> of K mount there was a huge gain, much better and faster lens >> mounting. With the *istD abandoning the K/M aperture setting, THERE >> IS > >> NO GAIN. ALL LOSS. >
