On 7/23/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> it also means that any "new K" lenses would be completely unusable on
> the older Pentax bodies,

and they are not right now anyway (smaller image circle)

> just like it did for the Canon FL/FD lenses
> when they went to the EOS mount (shorter register by 2mm or so,
> IIRC). I don't think I'd like that.

the idea is to make the old glass useable on new bodies. i don't care
about the other way around. this is completely *unlike* what canon did.
 
> > Basically the "through" adapter is like a K-mount teleconverter,
> > but without any optics.
> 
> Then it would do nothing other than add complexity to the lens line.

actually, no.

mishka

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