Ray wrote: > This gets back to my point: if I am "ill-informed" it's because the Pentax system is >a morass of tech details. (Nikon is also >a morass when it comes to compatibility of >older lenses with certain bodies, another reason why Canon EOS appeals to >me, one >system without the hassles of semi-backward compatibility.)
This is not a valid argument. Canon EOS is compatible. So is Pentax FA. > > Below I've pasted info from the Pentax Website on their lower-priced bodies, that >"handful" that you mentioned. I don't >think I'm "ill-informed" when I say that that >Pentax has abandoned backwards compatibility with K mounts with its >affordable AF >models An so did Canon; on all bodies, not only the cheap ones. You cannot use older Canon FD lenses on EOS bodies. All Pentax cameras can use FA lenses like Canon with their EF lenses. P�l

