It *is* broke, check
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg205063.html
It's a goner; do other manufacturers support it even in the way Pentax does?
More cost cutting, it's about time Pentax stopped following Canon and Minolta
trends, they never where scared of breaking from the norm.
It may be cost-cutting, but it makes sense. Aperture control on the camera body is faster and just as easy as turning the dial on a lens. Did you notice even Nikon is ditching aperture rings on most of their lenses?
I've gotten a lot of stubborn, crotchety old photographers (usually men) in my shop who dislike body-controlled aperture when they come in, but love it once they've had a chance to really try it out in the real world. Something tells me you're the rare type who just won't be happy with anything new, even if it's actually better. I'd suggest giving this new stuff a try, but somehow I doubt you'll take it into consideration.
John Celio ...would rather move forward than become a dinosaur...
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