Well spoken, Peter! Next step - the expected low cost Baby *ist D should have the aperture simulator lever, since it's aimed at consumers, with less money to spend on a digital body as well as new lenses. Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax? Are you listening Pentax?
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 13. juni 2004 17:00 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: canon vs pentax Actually I think leaving out compatibility was a marketing decision, (the engineers probably had the mount designed with a aperture simulator lever), the marketeers said, if they can't use old lenses they'll have to buy new ones. Upper management said great, and we'll save 1,100 yen on manufacturing per. unit. This caused a s*** storm which the firmware fix somewhat abated. Steve Desjardins wrote: >This is true. I think folks on this list tend to forget about the film >*ist since it's a low end SLR. Still Pentax has done better than almost >anyone else at maintaining a reasonable level of compatibility. I do >wonder about the importance they really place on it, however. The >firmware fix for the *ist D is a good one and I don't hesitate to use my >old lenses. If it had come worth the camera originally I might have >attributed this to a clever solution on their part. Since it was after >the fact, however, it does have the feel of "Oh hell, why not?" and >not a company policy. > >This is interpretation on my part, however. They could have always >intended the green button meter and simply couldn't get the software >running by release time. > > >Steven Desjardins >Department of Chemistry >Washington and Lee University >Lexington, VA 24450 >(540) 458-8873 >FAX: (540) 458-8878 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/12/04 07:11PM >>> >>>> >>>> >The film *ist is incapable of using M and older lenses except at full >aperture or with a separate meter. > >Nick > >-----Original Message----- > From: "Paul Stenquist"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Jun 12, 2004, at 2:18 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > > Over the years, > > Pentax may well have put out more, and the interoperability >across > > generations has only recently been compromised. > > > In what way? With the new firmware, the K and M lenses can be used >on > the *ist D with what amounts to ap priority auto exposure. > > > >
