Oh well. That's disconcerting, because if it had been true, it would have exposed something about the M bayo lens of which I was unaware, and #2, possibly impact any decision to purchase a *ist.
I just visited the Pentax *ist site, and found this:
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Usable Lenses: Pentax KAF2-(power zoom not available), KAF-, KA- and K-mount lenses (Autofocus possible with KA- and K-mount lenses using AF adapter) When the aperture ring is set at other than A position, release lock or unlock selectable by Custom function No.17.
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Should be case closed...
Thanks, everyone. (Except for the poster who said it can't use M-Series lenses.)
keith whaley
Paul Stenquist wrote:
It is compatible with both K and M.
Andre Langevin wrote:
It is compatible with K's, not the M-series which followed, but it is with the A-series that followed the M's... All K-style bayonet designs.
I'll have to do some research to find out why.
??? From a bayonet point of view, K-series and M-series are the same. I doubt it very much that the ist is compatible with K-series while not with the M-series.
Andre
