On 23/08/06, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joe, > > You are ridiculous. The attitude Pentax has displayed over lenses is that > it has kept better compatibility than any other manufacturer, and shows no > sign of changing that now. When they discovered that some people wanted > to use thirty year-old lenses on the *ist D, they issued a fix so that > they could do so. > > That's what I call loyalty to customers.
When they "discovered" that some people wanted to use thirty year-old lenses ? You are kidding, dropping the aperture simulator was no more than a bold move by marketing to create a demand for new lenses. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
