Well said, Shel. Thanks for responding to that for me! :-) --
Christian http://photography.skofteland.net Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Strict definition? Is there a Pentax dictionary somewhere that defines > what a K-mount lens is? > > What a lot of people seem to be overlooking - or at least ignoring - in > these threads is that the K-mount has evolved. It now allows for auto > focus, passing information to the camera body, it makes it possible to > record EXIF data, and it's going to allow the use of the new DA* lenses > with hypersonic auto focus. Might it be possible that there's only so much > "room" within the lens mount design that in order to have these new > features, and the K/M lenses, the aperture simulator had to go? > > While it would be nice if I could use my K/M lenses a little more > conveniently, and I do want the aperture simulator to return, I'm happy to > give it up if it means that there will be newer, more advanced lenses to > use on newer, more advanced cameras. I don't want to keep looking back - I > want to look forward to more interesting developments in lens and camera > technology. > > We're in a new age of photography - it's exciting and dynamic, and Pentax > seems to be on the verge of a renaissance. I'd like to see it emerge fully > from the past decade or so of being a photographic has-been and also-ran > and move forward, and perhaps even set the pace, in this decade. It ain't > 1975 any more. > > Shel > > > > >>[Original Message] >>From: Cory Papenfuss > > >>>Death knell? Dude, it is far from dying. >>>As a matter of fact, I'd say >>>the k-mount is flourishing more than it >>>has in 20 years. 5 or 6 *ist >>>varieties (at least three distinct bodies) >>>plus 3 new kXX[X]D bodies in >>>the last couple of years that are selling >>>well and have been well >>>received is anything but a funeral procession. >>>And don't forget to add >>>in all the new lenses (some of actual high quality). > > >>When I say K-mount, I mean K-mount by the strict definition... >>which includes the aperture simulator cam. That was one of the primary >>initial technologies that constituted the K-mount in '75. The current >>mount should be called the "crippled K-mount" as many have suggested. >>And yes... the "crippled K-mount" is doing well. > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
