On 9/22/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 22, 2006, at 6:14 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > > > ... let me rephrase: "Can you use pre-A > > lenses on the Samsung DSLRs with the green button/AE-L to effect > > stop-down metering?". > > As far as I am aware, the Samsung DSLRs are functionally identical to > the Pentax models they are derived from. Why wouldn't they be? > Samsung only has a couple of lenses released with their Schneider > label on them as yet, and a selling point of this line of cameras is > its large selection of available, current and legacy, lenses. >
While I do not doubt that the hardware Samsung is selling is the same as Pentax I would be very concerned about support. Take a look at this thread from DPReview: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1001&message=20060190 Apparently (and not surprisingly) the Samsung DSLRs cannot be updated with the recent Pentax firmware updates. Samsung has yet to release their version of the update (SDHC support). I looked through Samsung's web site and there is no mention of firmware updates for the DSLRs or any other model they sell!. Their customer support also sounds pretty clueless about this issue and on other basic questions as the one posted in the thread. Under the current circumstances I would pay a premium a buy a Pentax branded camera. Perry. -- <----------------------------------------------------> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry <----------------------------------------------------> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
