Only three people making dozens of posts. We are turning into Usenet here...
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J. C. O'Connell wrote:
You guys don't seem to understand the implication of abandoning support of K/M lenses with no technical ( and no one has yet proven it was a cost issue either) reason to do so. They have crossed the line and can longer be trusted to support anything you buy for any time as they may decide whatever they want to do on anything. What if they abandon A series next and when? There is now no limit to the shit they might pull now. They have never done anything like this before so the sky is the limit for them now.....They were ONCE one of the best brands for compatibility of new products and support of older ones in the process ( A, and F lenses for example). The fact they did not change their mount when AF came out was great, unlike minolta and canon did, but what was the point of abandoning very SIMPLE K/M support now when there is no new lenses or mount changes? NONE except to attempt to sell new lenses that I can see....And if a cheap part removal "saved" costs, where is it in the price? Aint there! I don't think there is any signifigant cost savings in K/M ignorance, that's why the camera is still relatively expensive compared to their rivals. This K/M aperture ignorance is absurd in a top line camera from them that isn't even price competitive and that absurdity makes me no longer trust them at all..... The sad part is Both the K and the M lenses are better made (longer life) than the "A" series. Support the shit, abandon quality. What a policy. They are now in the disposable camera market. JCO
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From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera!
"Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
the people with many pre-A lenses that are interested in a DSLR for right
now are a tiny number of people. the software fix satisfied most of
them.
spending a lot of money to satisfy a few hundred of people is a waste
of
money. with Pentax looking now to lose money on the Imaging Product
division
this coming year, that will be 3 out of 4 years in the red for the
division.
you won't get one because you can't push a green button once in a
while.
your loss.
To satisfy a few hundred people? You're overestimating, Herb. This list represents 400-600 of the most hardcore Pentax fanatics on the planet. Yet even out of that select group there are literally only a handful of people complaining about this issue. If anyone from Pentax does read this list, they've undoubtedly come to the conclusion that they've made the correct decisions on lens compatibility.
