On Nov 2, 2005, at 7:52 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
Only five years too late. I sold all my Nikkor AI series lenses and
1970s/1980s bodies in 2001 since it had been apparent that Nikon was
no longer going to support them for at least half a decade at that
point.
They've always supported AI(S) lenses in their pro bodies. I can't
even
recall if there was an exception from this rule. The problem was
only with
amateur cameras, as they've dropped it quite long time ago. D200 is
rather
like a digital F100 - semi professional body, that supports AI(S)
lenses
without any problems (just contrary to D200 F100 has compatibility at
analogue Pentax SLR level - no matrix metering, no apereture
display - still
much more convenient than trick used in current Pentax DSLRs)
Yes, I know that. Combine the fact that I haven't liked any of the
Nikon pro bodies since the F3 ... too big, too heavy, etc ... and
that their mid-range bodies, aside from the FM3a, had truly awful
control ergonomics, and that the D100 was more expensive than I was
willing to pay when it came out.
I bought the Canon EOS-IX in 2001 after selling all my Nikon gear. I
liked the size and control organization and it had a format similar
to what I was going to be buying in digital bodies coming up. Moving
to the 10D and then the Pentax *ist DS has been a natural thing.
Godfrey
