That would be the only reason to replace the diaphragm ring, to save money. I doubt very much the Nikon is removing them from their lenses because their user base demanded it.
At 12:12 PM 2/24/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Cac> It is conceivable that Pentax might choose to go the same way >without a lens with aperture ring as an option .... as they now have no >manual focus old tech SLR in the 35mm range. >Cac> What do you think? >Cac> Kind regards from sunny Brighton >Cac> Peter > >Hi Peter, > I think it was great idea that Pentax used the little A lock on > their mount, instead of Olympus and Nikon "A" lenses, which have no > lock AFAIK. With a lock for the A setting, I really don't see any > need for discontinuing the aperture ring at all. Except perhaps > making more money on each lens, as perhaps a calibrated motor is > cheaper than a precise mechanical aperture linkage from ring to > body and diaphragm ;-( > >Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
