I see you cant read even your own posts? First and most most common /relevant definition that you just posted:
" a: no longer in use " The K/M lenses are NOT no longer in use. If they were this thread would not exist and green button patch would not exist but they DO. Just because you don't use them doesn't mean they arent being used. the whole world doesn't revolve around you. Not everybody wants things like AF lenses because AF lenses are LESS functional for MF applications because they don't manually focus as well as AF lenses do. But you wouldn't know that either. You still think old=obsolete < new=better in all cases. Wrong, your equation just isnt true as I have repeatly pointed out to you... JCO -----Original Message----- From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request) ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think you are misunderstanding the > defintion of obsolete. I don't think > it means for me or you or anyone else, > to be obsolete it has to be ***universally*** > unwanted or undesireable to use anymore. > > Just because YOU don't want to use > a product anymore for whatever reason > doesn't mean that its obsolete because > if your reason for not wanting to use > it DOESN'T EVEN APPLY to large number > of other users application for the product, > than it not obsolete, its just not > what you want. Big difference... > GET IT? Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary definition of obsolete: a: no longer in use b: of a kind or style no longer current Technical or functional obsolescence: 1. When a new, more functional product or technology supersedes the old 2. The product becomes useless due to changes in other products The lenses are obsolete whether you want to admit it or not. Tom Reese
