Alan wrote: > There is a major difference here. SM & K are completely different > physically, but we are still living in the k-mount era, not the next > generation mount yet. The real issue is not how many years Pentax chose to > support, but they removed the coupling ring just to push the sale of current > lenses (I am not saying they are wrong). However, you are correct if you > only look at the number of years.
To my mind it is better to make a gradual upgrade path instead of a clear cut. Pentax doesn't have to change mount to make it fully electronic unlike Canon. The crippled mount doesn't affect the vast majority of *ists customers and it gives them a cheaper camera something they appreciate. The *ist is TIPA camera of the year. I haven't read the justification but perhaps it is because it offer lots of value for money, in terms of features? The FA-J lenses are cheap too. Perhaps it is all crap but is going to sell. Pål
