YOUR post is illogical, the 1997 camera without the cam sensor was only in one lower model and several higher models with the sensor were still available if you wanted the feature. That's totally different than the total lack of any new cameras with K/M support, even expensive top models that certainly should have it given the very very low cost of implementation. Its one thing to remove a cheap part to save money on a bottom line very low priced camera, its totally different to do that in far more expensive bodies where the cost is extremely relatively small compared to the vastly improved utility it will provide. That's a recent,new, and very bad development from 2003 not 1997. JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: green button wars (again) JC, First off, it's not new. This change dates to 1997, with the introduction of the MZ-50. The last top of the line film camera to support the K/M lenses was the MZ-S, which has been discontinued. The current top-end film camera is the *ist, introduced in 2003, without this support. Pentax has discontinued all AF Film bodies with K/M support, the last was the MZ-6. Apart from the MZ-M, the DSLR's are the _ONLY_ cameras in Pentax's line currently with any usable K/M support (*ist only supports them wide-open, MZ-60 doesn't support them at all). It's over, we aren't getting the support back, and we should be damned glad that we got the support we did in the DSLR's, unlike loyal Nikon customers (Like I used to be). -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Cant you understand? How many times > do I have to post this? THIS ISNT > JUST ABOUT A Single green button. This reveals > Pentax true NEW terrible philosophy with regards > to their product's long term support. The fact is they > will drop support of any older products > even when it wouldnt cost anything to > support it....Why - To force you > to buy new products that have > the features they are now disabling > on old ones without cause. That's > not something that doesn't matter > for the future and its something > they have never done before... > > This isnt 8 years old because their > top line film cameras > always supported K/M. > > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 10:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: green button wars (again) > > > No, he doesn't seem to care about one minor issue about Pentax Product > Support. And neither does much of the list. And it's an 8 year old > issue, not a new issue. > > -Adam > > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >>You don't care about PENTAX PRODUCT SUPPORT >>in general? I don't believe that and that >>is the key to my criticism of them on this >>because if you fully understand what they >>did you would understand what it means for the >>future of all pentax products then and now >>and everything they will ever make in the future >>because this is a key departure for them. >>Its not just about a green button... >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 7:21 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: green button wars (again) >> >> >>George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>JCO - >>> >>>I agree with you in concept. But, in the end, no matter how many >>>folks >>>write to Pentax about their old lenses it's just not going to make any >>>difference. >> >> >>And the fact is, even on the PDML, the center of Pentax enthusiasm, >>there are only 4-5 people who care much about it. I the wider world >>this averages out to 0% for all practical purposes. >> >>
