Chris wrote: CB> Like any other huge change CB> designed to slip in under the radar and avoid pissing off tons of people CB> at once, the disappearance of the aperture ring will be slow, subtle, and CB> almost inevitable.
Pentax in their wisdom waited for a long time for an occasion to drastically alter the K mount. Until now they were not in the position to come up with lenses without aperture rings as well as high end bodies with crippled mount. People would have quickly seen there is no value added behind such propositions. There would have been a general laughter and no one would have bought it. Fortunately for Pentax, the digital suddenly put them finally in the advantageous position to offer a product desirable enough to sneak the crippled mount in the package. CB> And, coincidentally, all those people who love their M42/K/M lenses will CB> suddenly have to buy new lenses if they want to move up to AF. Won't be CB> long now. Haven't you heard they're a negligible quantity!? Pentax is riding big horses nowadays, they can afford to dump the fan base. Servus, Alin
