Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >But many of us are not disappointed. And sometimes we should commend >Pentax for doing a good job. They've just released a $700 DSLR that >will work to one extent or another with almost every Pentax lens >manufactured in the last forty years. I say, "job well done."
And I say I'd be disappointed if they *did* have full K/M lens compatibility on the ist-Ds. This camera is for newbies to SLRs and to Pentax, not for experienced folks like those of us on this list. At $700 retail, Pentax's profit margin is going to be thin-to-non-existent. The company needs to sell *new* lenses for this camera to make *profit* (so they can stay in business and keep making products like those fab new macro lenses and the Limited series for us "serious enthusiasts").
