On 12/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >1. They actually planned to have the *ist D work like this but wanted >to release the camera before they were able to implement the "green >button meter" > >2a. They rather cluelessly though no one would care about the >difficulty of using K/M lenses on the *istD and when they saw some fuss >they said "Gee, sorry, we can fix that . . ." > >2b. They rather cluelessly though no one would care about the >difficulty of using K/M lenses on the *istD and when someone suggested >they could use the DOF preview button they said "Wow, what a good >idea". > >3. With ruthless corporate thinking they tried to coerce people into >buying more new lenses but realized they could sell more &istD bodies if >they fixed it. Or, they were afraid that the loss of compatibility >might cause enough folks to switch to Canon. > >4. The folks who want to use K/M lenses have no real impact on business >but when Pentax had the time to get a round to it they found a >work-around with the green button as a "favor" to long time loyal >users.. The mechanical coupler is gone because it just doesn't really >matter anymore in the big picture.
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