-----Original Message----- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:54 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
On Sep 21, 2005, at 9:36 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Not to say its unimportant to you because > you are the one doing it, but I don't > understand WHY its important to you. > what are you doing with this EXIF data > that you find the lack of with KM lenses frustrating > or pain in the neck? What I'm doing with EXIF data in my images is my business. Sorry to not be forthcoming about it. > Secondly, anyone who doesn't own K/M > lenses or want to ever own K/M lenses > shouldn't comment because of course > this doesn't matter to you, its not > your fine PENTAX product getting disabled > without cause. I own and use a Pentax-M 85/2, which I find an excellent lens. Pentax' modern equivalent is the FA77/1.8, which I'll probably purchase when I can justify the expense (it's not a focal length I use very often). I find the M85/2 works very nicely on the DS and I'm satisfied with the body's support of it for metering and focusing. The M85 was one of four K/M-series Pentax lenses I purchased, all rated in BARGAIN to EXCELLENT condition. All of them needed service in one way or another, the other three I decided weren't worth the trouble. That was even before I realized fully that the EXIF data was not populated with several important parameters (January-February). But I think the repair statistics are telling: I've purchased a total of 28 Pentax lenses since the beginning of the year, 7 new and 21 used, 4 of which were K/M series. All of the K/M series lenses needed repair, only two of the A series lenses needed repair. K/M lenses are very old; they are not worth the money for me to repair them to the spec I need/want. Enough. There really is no end to this for you, is there JCO? This is my last post on these threads, and certainly my last response to you specifically. When I post to the mailing list in the future, please discard the email without reading it. I will not mention you or imply any reference to anything you've said, regardless of its nature. You have my word on that. Godfrey
