OK, the last time I replied to this list I did it all wrong and added unnecessarily to length of the response.
> Subject: Re: canon vs pentax > > "With Nikon, there is the AI lens compatability issue, then there are > all sorts of issues surrounding whether a particular lens will meter > or even allow shutter operation. > Even the Nikon users call the lens compatability issue a minefield. > In order to get away from it, you have to go to their very top line > models, and even then, I doubt if a non AI lens will even mount > anymore." Perhaps its a minefield if one expects total compatibility of all lenses with all bodies but, its really not so bad. For example, Non-AI lenses can be easily and cheaply modified and some AI bodies will accept non-AI lenses. For the most part its nice to know that purchasing a new body would not require the acquistion of an entirely new set of lenses. I think this is also a point in favor of Pentax as well: that older K mount lenses can still be used with the latest bodies. RCB
