>On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 14:32:41 +1000, John Mustarde wrote:
>>For those of us who are interested in a Pentax mount DSLR, why don't we
>>petition Sigma to release the SD-9 with a k-mount for all of those millions
>>of K-mount lenses out there? Naturally, this is not going to happen.
Probably depends on Pentax's price and if they have any prior licensing
agreements that already cover it. But I think you are correct, Pentax
wouldn't want Sigma out competing their non-product DLSR.
>>..Sigma wants to sell its on SA mount
>>lenses.
Pity Sigma lenses are not better lenses (they may be good optically, but
mechanically... whew.. I refuse to even waste time looking at them anymore).
>Sigma has already thought a lot about Pentax and Minolta.
>Apparently, Sigma has concluded Pentax and Minolta are not a viable
>market - they are offering their newest lenses in Sigma, Nikon, and
>Canon mount only.
Evil thought.. can an adapter be purchased (or devised) that would enable any
of these mounts to be adapted to either Pentax K or screwmount? No adapter?
How about lens mount _replacement_?
later,
patbob
