I get 13 years (72-85), and those were the years Pentax was outselling
about everybody (the golden years?). Of course if they had real backward
compatability you could use that Tessar you bought in 1905 on the D
<grin>. Funny thing is that if Pentax were like the other companies it
would have a Z-mount and nothing else would even fit on the camera.
See, I was staying out of this, but Bill managed to suck me in. Address
your complaints to him <grin>.
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell"
Subject: RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)
PENTAX DSLRS DO NOT SUPPORT OPEN APERTURE METERING
or ANY AE MODES with the majority of PENTAX lenses in existance
that fit it! (MOST PENTAX bayonet mount lenses lose key lens features
on these cameras due to lack of the cam sensors in the bodies).
Lets see, K/M lenses were made for some 7 years then production
discontinued, A lenses and beyond (which offer open aperture metering)
have been made for some 22 years.
Just on production time alone, you are going to have to go a long way
to prove that one John.
Maybe you have some production figures you aren't telling us about?
William Robb
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