This is just silly. If Pentax redesigns the mount, it will be because
APS is truly here to stay. If it is the registration distance will
change to simplify lens design. A wider throat would make for larger
lenses. It makes no sense based on the current, (and past successful),
marketing strategies. But hey what do I know. Aren't you the guy who's
always talking about retro focus designs being a problem?
William Robb wrote:
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>From: "John Francis"
>Subject: Re: The JCO survey
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>>My guess is that we'll see this evolution in the next five years;
>>the KAF mount is already twenty years old. Initially it would
>>only be for the cheaper models - Pentax were still selling A*
>>lenses until quite recently, albeit not to the mass market -
>>but eventually I'd look for it on all but the top-of-the-line
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>I suspect you are pretty close to accurate. I also suspect that Pentax
>will, if this scenario plays out, make a larger throated mount with the
>same registration distance to allow adapted K mount lenses to function
>via a non optical adaptor.
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>William Robb
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