On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 10:23:23PM -0800, David Oswald wrote: > Bruce Dayton wrote: > > I love the way the K mount is. Hate the Nikon way. With the K mount > > I can very quickly change lenses without any gyrations. Really helps > > in fast changes for even shooting. Never had a problem with > > accidentally releasing a lens. > > > > I agree. I can't imagine the level of ineptitude it would take for me > to "accidentally" fully depress the lens release button, grip the lens, > and firmly twist it a third of a turn. Do people actually believe > themselves when they suggest the placement of the lens release button on > a Pentax body could lead to accidentally dropping the lens off the front > of the camera? Or are they just remembering something they saw a circus > clown do once? ;)
It's unlikely, true, but it *is* possible. I've actually come close to it, although only once. Either I hadn't fully clicked the lens into position during a lens change (swapping lenses between primary and backup body), or I managed to push the unlock button while picking up the camera. But I did have my A* 300/2.8 disconnect from the body while I was carrying them. Fortunately the body was on a strap wrapped round my wrist, and I had a firm grip on the monopod attached to the lens, so no harm was done. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
