Miserere, Thanks for your coverage of the show. I read your synopsis of the conversation with Ned B. My only quarrel is with the $1,600 price holding up for the K-5. I'm pleased to report a $100 rebate is now available with purchase! That's a bonus. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: > As long as there are Limited lenses, bodies will support screwdrive > focus. Maybe Pentax will go the Nikon route and only offer screwdrive > support in their upper tier bodies. > > I don't think this should be a concern for us at the moment; it's a > bit like not buying anything plastic because a plastic-eating bacteria > might appear in the next few years :-) > > It makes a lot of sense to move away from screwdrive focus for new > lenses that can fit it. Leica are the only ones who can make money by > looking at the past, the rest of the companies have to look at the > future. > > I doubt a Pentax MILC would support screwdrive AF, and I don't care. I > want new primes designed specifically for the MILC and an adapter > offering auto stop down for K mount lenses (like Sony offer). > > As for the me-too issue, I told Ned I would love a Pentax NX10--a > Samsung NX10 with a Sony sensor and Pentax imaging pipeline. He just > smiled at me :-) > > Oh, and John Carlson said he really enjoyed his GFM experience and > sent a hello to the list. > > > --M. > > > > On 01/11/2010, P N Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >> I doubt that Pentax will support screw drive forever. It doesn't make >> sense economically. That's why I stopped buying FA and F glass several >> years ago. Now I have only the FA 50 and FA 35, both of which I rarely >> use. However, I suspect that there will be a couple more generations >> of DSLR cameras with screw drive. It's not an immediate problem. >> Paul >> On Nov 1, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> >>> The problem will be how long the bodies will continue to support the >>> screw drive. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> There is something that bothers me slightly. It is the mention of >>>> the fact >>>> that all future DA lenses except DA Limiteds will not be driven by >>>> screwdriver autofocus. It seems to make perfect sense as a >>>> prerequisite to >>>> introduction of EVIL camera. The converter to KAF4 (?) mount would >>>> only have >>>> to provide electric contacts and no mechanical coupling might be >>>> necessary. >>>> Or the coupling could be minimal. >>>> >>>> Yet it is a bit unsettling for those who have lots of "legacy" >>>> glass... >>>> >>>> Boris >>>> >>>> On 11/1/2010 1:34 PM, paul stenquist wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well done. Especially the time travel part, where you were able to >>>>> leap >>>>> ahead to November 29th! :-). >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 1, 2010, at 1:47 AM, Miserere wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It's all here, if you're interested: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://enticingthelight.com/2010/11/01/speaking-to-pentax-at-photoplus-expo-in-new-york/ >>>>>> >>>>>> The 645D? What a camera... Lovely viewfinder too. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --M. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com >>>>>> >>>>>> http://EnticingTheLight.com >>>>>> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>>>>> above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Steve Desjardins >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > > \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com > > http://EnticingTheLight.com > A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
