Canon is a large division of a large soulless corporation, Pentax
isn't. We expected better of Pentax.
William Robb wrote:
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>From: "J. C. O'Connell"
>Subject: RE: The JCO survey
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>>Don't you understand the CANON made VAST
>>Improvements to their lensmount when they
>>Went to EOS which caused the incompatiblity
>>With FD whereas pentax hasnt even changed the
>>Mount at all? (only disabled features). HUGE difference.
>>If pentax HAD to drop K/M support in order
>>To make DSLRS that would be one thing but they
>>Didn't have to and still don't have to.
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>This didn't preclude them from continuing to make a few legacy bodies to
>support the legacy lenses.
>Nor did it preclude them from engineering the EOS mount in such a way as
>to allow non optical adaptors to mount FD lenses.
>Pentax managed it with the K mount when they moved away from the M-42
>mount.
>Canon chose to end FD mount support in order to force sales of new
>lenses.
>IOW, it was an economic dcision based on corporate greed, and a lack of
>concern for the fact that LENSES not bodies last forever practically and
>long term Support of the lenses is of utmost importance.
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>William Robb
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