----- Original Message ----- From: "Lon Williamson" Subject: Re: istDs - what a great camera!
> Having read quite a few messages with JCO vs. the > rest of the PDML on the subject of KM compatibility, > I am moved to ask the group what Nikon, the other > brand of backward compatibility, has done with their > digital SLRs and compatibility with older lenses. > > I've read just a bit about this in the past regarding > film cameras, and had gathered the impression that > Nikon is a bit more of a minefield than Pentax in > this respect. Is it true of digital as well? Canon is good. Their digital line are just another bunch of EOS cameras, and their compatability issues have pretty much died of old age. Nikon users have to be more careful, and I expect any pre AI lens that wasn't modified is pretty much not even going to mount, much less work. William Robb
