From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 12:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
From: "J. C. O'Connell" > - well after all this > discussion than WHAT IS IT? if you want to say I need > more evidence fine but I think it then behooves > you to first EVEN COME WITH A GOOD REASON That's a question for the Pentax engineers to answer. All I can do is speculate that the missing parts you're complaining about may have interfered with some other mechanical or electronic function of the camera. You absolutely refuse to consider that possibility. 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 JCO REPLY- Wrong that would be a lensmount compatability issue. I have told you three times already that is not the case...K/M support does not interfere with digital or any of the later lens series and including up to the latest and current one. Get it? 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 > Secondly - Your last statement is beyond > credibility because the right tool for > the job might be a K/M lens that isnt > even available new anymore in FA mount Which K/M lenses do you have that don't have a modern equivalent? 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 JCO REPLY-First of all this isnt about just "me" its about all the PENTAX brand K/M lenses in existance and those owner customers too. Mine lenses no more important than others. The main obvious difference is there are hardly any AF lenses that MANUAL focus as well as K/M lenses and believe it or not - AF is not always best tool for every job compared to MF. I need to make a list of K/M lenses. Besides the manual focussing issue on nearly all of them, there are some focal lengths and speeds and compactness issues too. 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 > You simply don't understand the full > issues here. I suggest you open your > mind a little and spend some time > trying to come up with a good reason > for Pentax to be doing this. I told you several times. We don't know what went on in the Pentax engineering spaces. Without that knowledge there's no way of knowing why they made that decision. There may be a very good technical reason for it. It is a possibility that you refuse to even consider. Tom Reese 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 JCO REPLY- NO technical incompatiblity issues exist. They have already designed, produced and SOLD and people bought and used cameras that support ALL pentax K mount lenses fully including the K/M AE support thru the latest generation. All is needed is the cam sensor restoration. There is no reason it cant be done with the current lensmount and the way the lens series mods were made. Your technical argument doesn't hold water. Its not a refusal for me to consider, it just not true... JCO 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
