On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Adam Maas wrote: > >>So Samsung brings out its EVIL system that they've been hinting at for >>a while. Looks like a reasonably interesting first try, but without a >>flip/twist LCD I certainly won't be trading my G1 in on it. I do >>wonder if they'll offer something akin to Panasonic's DMW-MA1 >>converter to give compatibility with K mount lenses (No AF without SDM >>but full aperture control would be fairly doable) > > "No AF without SDM" would be a big drawback for the Limited pancake > lenses, and you'd expect those lenses to be particularly appealing for > this kind of camera. It could be done if they put a motor and screw > drive mechanism in the mount adapter, I suppose. > > I fear Samsung may be abandoning Pentax compatibility, though. Look at > the flash hot shoe - that contact configuration isn't for > Pentax-compatible flashes. > http://www.dcresource.com/news/newsitem.php?id=3900 >
I don't think you could stuff both a AF motor and an apwrture-stop-down mechanism into the adaptor. So it would have to be SDM. The good news is that manual focus is VERY easy on a good EVF, easier than with a optical VF in fact. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
