Boz wrote: > Does this mean that Pentax thought that there is no market for the > MZ-S? If yes, why would they ever release a higher-end body than the > *ist D?
Prices on DSLR's are to large extent dependent on the sensor cost. Sensors cost and performance is in constant flux. Theres no lesson to be learned here except that the MD-S wasn't competitive enough and that the *ist D is designed to just that. > Is this not a reason to throw away the K/M compatibility in the trash > can? I think, yes, and this is why I am certain that Pentax will do it > (in fact, they have already done it). At the same time oyu claim that > the next camera will be the great one, and that it will support K/M > lenses. Something does not fit here... I don't claim anything as I don't know. What I claim is that I've been told that Pentax have no plans to remove the aperture ring from their higher end lenses and that the FA-J and *ist's are entry level products. This has been said by Pentax engineers and until similar credible sources state otherwise, these are the lines my opinions will follow. Of course a might be told bullshit but I don't pretend to know anything by first hand knowledge but we can always speculate. However, to my mind, since all worthwhile current Pentax lenses have aperture rings (close to 60 in number), I seriously doubt that the function of the said ring will dissapear anytime soon unless they plane to discontinue all of them in the next few months. Of course they may stop K/M compatibility at a certain point. Maybe even now. They have to at some point. However, Pentax have made a host of great cameras that take those lenses, the latest the MZ-S, and these owners certainly had their fill. The fact that they may not be able to use them on a DSLR isn't the cathastrophe it is made out to be. Pål
