Well let's see, the FM3A isn't auto-focus. The limited lenses are more fragile because they are auto-focus the focusing helical has to be lighter and I don't have other than the 43mm to compare but I've beaten the hell out of mine and it still seems to work fine.
At 03:03 AM 2/18/04, you wrote:
Nikon did it and produced FM3A which hasn't sold that well. Why would Pentax risk it? Besides, what if I tell you LIMITED lenses were built nowhere near the same mechanical quality as M or earlier lenses? (I am serious) I know they are metal, but really, I bet they can't take the same amount of abuse as good old metal lenses. In fact, I even think FA* lenses could withstand a lot more abuse than the LIMITEDs.
Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Would it be impossible to build an AF SLR with some mechanical shutter speeds? Mechanical aperture readout? Manual film rewind?
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