Yes, although the MD system did get smaller as time passed. -Adam
J. C. O'Connell wrote: > You never answered my question, did minolta > Carry two complete SLR systems concurrently > For 20 years? ( That would be bodies and a full > Line of lenses ). > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 4:25 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > Minolta was killed off by their failure to bring to market a DSLR in a > timely fashion, compounded by their failure to take early advantage of > their lead in AF SLR systems. This had nothing to do with the fact that > they successfully caried two incompatible mounts for nearly 20 years > before being killed by a sea change in the entire marketplace. > > -Adam > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> NO, you idiot, I said Canon couldn't >> Carry two incompatible SLR camera systems >> Concurrently. Someones else suggested Minolta >> Did and I stated what happened to Minolta. >> I never suggested Pentax carry two different >> Incompatible SLR systems. They don't even >> Have that. They have new bodies that don't >> Support K/M but K/M are not incompatible. >> Learn to follow the threads correctly >> Or get lost. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of >> William Robb >> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:36 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: The JCO survey >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "J. C. O'Connell" >> Subject: RE: The JCO survey >> >> >>> Minolta had a full line of MC/MD >>> Lenses for 15 years after Maxxum >>> Introduction? P.S. and it's a big >>> P.S., Minolta essentially went out >>> Of business recently... >> So, you are saying that Pentax should risk going out of business to >> support outdated lenses now. >> >> William Robb >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
