Considering that Pentax currently offers by far the best compatibility
between MF glass and Digital SLR's in it's market segment (Only the
rather pricey Nikon D2x and D2hs offer better compatibility) it's going
to be hard to go elsewhere. Frankly, it's the compatibility offered that
spurred me to switch from Nikon to Pentax, sinec the Nikons in my
pricerange don't even meter with MF glass, and have issues actually
mounting lenses from the same era as K lenses (pre-AI lenses should not
be mounted on a D70 or D50 unless AI-Converted)
Shel is correct on the issue of diatribes. Several people have posted
that they find the current situation acceptable, and you've posted a
couple of rants about the issue (By the definition of diatribe, the post
I'm responsible certainly is one).
As to getting a full KAF mount, I can see why Pentax abandoned it. They
saw no point in continuing to add expensive mechanical couplings that
duplicate electronic couplings. It does cause problems for the minority
of users (like myself) that still use K and M lenses, but overall it's a
big cost savings for Pentax with relatively little downside. Now I'm
significantly more annoyed by the film bodies with this mount, as they
do not have the workarounds that the digital bodies do, and thus are
essentially unusable with K and M lenses unless an external meter is
used. I'd love to add an *ist to my collection in order to have a
relatively modern film body,but until pentax adds the Green Button
functionality to the *ist, it's not an option.
-Adam
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
You're the guilty of diatribes not me, and I am the one discussing
the subject matter instead of making unjustified personal attacks....
Secondly, it doesn't help matters when people like yourself
ACCEPT the unacceptable as "OK" without cause. It creates
an envelope of "acceptable" degradation that just gets pushed further
on their next "strategic" move if you don't complain about this one...
As far as complaints with pentax go, its simple, if they don't
produce a product that suits me I will buy from someone else
who does. I never said that the "green button" thing is a deal
breaker for me as far as whether I would buy their DSLR or
not but I do feel its a very slippery to go down when a company
leaves out a key simple body function just to DOWNGRADE all your
former purchases from them without ANY technical reason or
new gain/feature. There has been no new gain/feature with regards to the
lens
mount that necessitated this removal of the EXTREMELY SIMPLE full K/M
support....
JCO
-----Original Message-----
From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Pentax K 2.5/200mm
Then stop posting your diatribes and let people who don't mind the
adjustment go on about their business of using their gear, and you can go on
about yours, with the result being greater harmony on the list and less
stress for you. Perhaps you should take up your complaint directly with
Pentax.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: J. C. O'Connell
I have about had it with this insulting "dreamworld" crap.
