I'm not being Pollyanaish here but after they received enough negative
feedback about the aperture
simulator being gone we got a firmware update which partially solved the
problem. That was instrumental
in my purchasing an *ist-D, because I would never have bought one, if I
had to start my lens collection over, at
that point I might as well have bought a Canon. If we let them know
we're not totally satisfied with the
situation maybe the *ist-D follow on will have one. It's a hope
anyway. They got at least one sale that they
would otherwise have not, but, I probably won't buy a much more
expensive body from Pentax if I can't use my
lenses properly. I'll look get a used *ist-D or look elsewhere.
David Savage wrote:
JCO,
The thing that you seem unwilling to concede or admit is that these
"legacy" lenses CAN still be used, ARE still being used, and still
take fine pictures.
Your point about them doing away with the "metering coupler", or
whatever it's called, has been made already. Pentax chose to do away
with it. For whatever reason, they decided it was good enough. Maybe
at some later date the might put it back (I personally doubt it).
You say that you no longer trust Pentax because they abandoned 100%
compatibility with K & M lenses. That this marks a major shift in
Pentax policy. Fine. Buy a Canon and a stack of FD lenses. Oh wait,
they wont even fit on the current crop of SLR / DSLR's without the use
of an adapter. OK try Nikon and a bunch of AI & AI-S lenses. You can
fit some of them, but you can't meter with them at all unless you
spring for the top of the line Nikon body. We Pentax users have it
pretty good as far as I'm concerned.
Also, you keep hammering away at anyone who posts an opinion contrary
to your views. And your doing it in such a rude and aggressive way
that any credibility you had at the start has vanished. As the saying
goes "You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar". Try backing
off the confrontational tone and people will be more inclined to
listen.
Dave
On 9/20/05, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Secondly, the whole product support issue
seems to be lost on you. Its not a simple
matter of how many new units will or wont sell
without a given part in it. It a matter
of continued support of legacy products
whenever possible within reasonable or
no costs. And in my opinion, my strong
opionion, it is NOT a reasonable decision
to cripple the K/M lenses at this time
because of this dirt cheap parts removal
from a $600 plus camera unless there is
another model that does support it and
there isnt...
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