I'm not sure why there would be any question whether Pentax is going to use the same mount they use on their APS-C cameras.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:00 PM, JC OConnell <[email protected]> wrote: > for example, Pentax doesnt offer a FF 15mm prime now. why not support a smc > pentax K 15mm f3.5 lens thats still viable for photography? Its a decades > old lens but theres nothing new to fill its shoes... > > On 9/17/2014 8:54 PM, Mark C wrote: >> >> I'd expect all A, F and FA lenses would work with a FF Pentax. That's a >> lot of legacy glass. If they keep the green-button-stop-down-metering >> feature, there is still compatibility with even older glass. >> >> I'd like to see Pentax put more effort into attracting new buyers who will >> want new lenses and leveraging that to rebuild the product line. Investing >> in the very small number of people who bought lenses decades ago and don't >> want to upgrade is not a good business strategy, especially when your >> current products support this market segment better than most of your >> competitors. >> >> Mark >> >> On 9/17/2014 8:38 PM, JC OConnell wrote: >>> >>> I really think ricoh/pentax would be wise if they had a design goal of >>> the first ff dslr to be compatible >>> with the greatest number of LEGACY K mount lenses as possible. FF and >>> APS-C . This is simple logic because they dont have a line of FF lenses to >>> sell yet. Anything less than that will be a failure in my honest opinion. >>> >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> > > > -- > 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- 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.
