The firmware on the Samsungs is definitely different, see the pics floating around for the K10D samsung equivalent. The UI is distinctly different.
If the firmware is different, then they could actually implement the whole aperture simulator thing in firmware if I understand correctly how its supposed to work. The way you could do it is by inputing the lens being used, say K50 1.4 into the body UI when you powered up the camera. All they would need would be the actual non-linear response of the aperture linkage (which would be in a table in the firmware) and they could close down the aperture to the correct position as dialed in by the user on the body. The user would have to set the lens to f22 or whatever the min on the lens is, effectively mimicing the "A" setting. Knowing exactly what lens is mounted would be used not only for the aperture response, but the focal length for SR, the wide open aperture, and possibly even used for multi-segment metering. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Umm.... Hello! It's another moot question! Samsung bodies are, and > will always be, re-named Pentax bodies. They will not produce a unique > k-mount body. Stop with the surveys and get a grip. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net