Come to think of it, the K-mount support era lasted a very very long period of time. The old open apeture screwmount era seems miniscule in comparison.
A. On 19/9/04 1:46 am, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still hope that they will come out with a pre A compatible camera, > as opposed to one which accommodates pre A, though I am not holding > my breath. > At the same time, I am not concerned that the way things are right > now will ruin my life and cause calamituaous disasters the world > over. > > William Robb > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Antonio" >> Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera! >> I think any reasonable person who bought say a K85.1.8 in 1975 woud >> be pretty dam chuffed that it works at all with an *istD in 2004, >> nearly 30 years later. I mean come on, if one were to buy a new Pentax lens >> today would you reasonably expect it to still work with a new Pentax >> camera in 2034? >