the LX had as good compatibility as the previous K mount models with M42 lenses.
However the *ist and *ist D don't and there's no reason for it except marketing!
At 12:25 AM 6/8/03 +0200, you wrote:
Alexander wrote:
> I agree, I would have liked to see full compatibility > of the *istD with plain K lenses.
We all do...
> > OTOH A-lenses will work without limitations. The > camera is incompatible only for those old users who > don't have bought a new lens from Pentax since 20 > years (when the A-lenses were introduced). This is a > pretty long period of time. It is highly unlikely that > those users will buy something (including the *istD) > from them in the foreseeable future. I don't think > they will loose much ...
I'm sure that if PDML had been around in 1980 some would have complained that LX didn't have full compatibility with screw mount lenses. Some would protested loadly that they couldn't use the original Asahiflex lenses with the LX.
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