----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: *ist series support for setting the aperture on the lens (was: ist D AE mode for K & M lenses)
> I stated the FACT, not an opinion. The major expense > of the *istD is the digital capture. The sensor > alone probably costs more than the entire rest of > the camera including the AF and exposure systems combined. > So if one chooses to use K/M lenses they are NOT > wasting most of the money spent on the camera like > you claimed. The fact is, people don't really give a shit about what costs what in a camera. They are buying a feature set. That feature set needs to include AF and programmed exposure. Without them, the relative value of the camera drops. What they are spending most of their money on is a digital camera with auto focus and auto exposure. Take away the AF and AE, and you have removed 2/3 of the cameras value, no matter where the money really is. > > Secondly, You have clearly contradicted yourself! In your > first sentence you claim the majority of buyer and even > some pros use program exposure which is even more automated > than Aperture preffered AE, and then then it you last > sentence you go on to say than K/M lenses work fine > WITHOUT true AE let alone a programmed mode. Make up > your mind. You cant argue FOR BOTH opposite ends > of the matter!!! Actually, if you care to read it again, you will find that what I said was that those of us who have tried the camera with pre A lenses aren't seeing a lot of operational problems. A pre A lens is not capable of either auto focus, shutter preferred automatic or programmed exposure modes. Given the severe operational limitations that pre A lenses force onto the user as a given, they work fine. Have you tried an istD with a pre A lens yet? Do I really have to keep discussing this with you in ever more frustrating baby talk? William Robb >
