I have done so in the past. Linear aperture stopdown and the communication of absolute aperture information does make the older lenses obsolete. It doesn't render them non-functional.
-Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > You better look up the word obsolete again. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:53 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > That's essentially my point. Apart from some specialty lenses that > remained available until very recently (And may still be from > distributors with stock), K/M lenses have been obsolete for 15 years. > > And I do mean obsolete. The addition of electronic coupling and linear > aperture with the KA mount did render the older K lenses obsolete. Not > to mention the A versions have updated optics that are generally > superior to their K/M counterparts. > > I'm damned glad that Pentax chose to give us any metering capability > with K/M lenses. I'd like to see an aperture simulator, and consider it > a must for a flagship body (Because the price difference is less > relevant on a $2000+ body, and a Flagship should offer capabilities the > other bodies don't, other than just build and speed) but I'm willing to > settle with the kludge for sub-$1000 bodies, secure in the awareness > that Pentax isn't likely to discontinue any more features until they've > got a solid amount of electronicly-actuated aperture lenses on the > market (Which won't happen anytime soon, as these haven't even been > introduced yet, although I've got my suspicions that it may show up in > the next couple of years). > > -Adam > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >>And for how long should they, or any company, support a product they > > no > >>longer manufacture or sell? At some point there's got to be an end to > > it. > >>And, once again, how much of the Pentax gear that you own did you buy > > new? > >>How much new Pentax gear have you purchased? (Note: these are two >>different questions) >> >>Shel >> >> >> >> >>>[Original Message] >>>From: J. C. O'Connell >> >>>Because its cheap and easy and they >>>Sold millions of them. Its called customer support. DUH. >>>jco >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>Adam Maas >> >>>Why should they support what they don't sell? >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
