HAR! If you pay much attention to anything this antonymous poster, Quasi Modo, says, you'd be deluding yourself. Rob Studdert is probably right. There's still a very strong demand for manual focus lenses throughout the world, both from users and collectors.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Cory Papenfuss > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Quasi Modo wrote: > > > Manual lenses = too much hassle in this day and age. We are the > > Instant Gratification Generation. If I didn't filter my lens > > browsing to auto-focus only I'd be there all day. (I think that > > captures the sentiments of ~90% of ppl in the market for Pentax > > lenses) > > > > > Great news then... so the 10% of us that like to tinker with > quality old gear won't have to pay as much for it. A DSLR with manual > lenses is still instant gratification, there are just a few more steps to > do along the way.
