I think it will last longer than five years. I still have a functional *istD on the shelf behind me. At some point it would not surprise me if Pentax bodies stopped supporting screwdrive, which means you would be forced to MF. Of course, there are complaints about the aperture simulator being gone but I learned to shoot on an SP500 so I had to turn a meter switch on and adjust the controls. No different with a K or M lens on the K7. For an AF lens to stop AFing would be a more serious loss of functionality. Still, I bet the bodies will continue to support it for at least 5-10 years and then you could still use them in AF mode for the lifetime of those bodies. By that time, maybe someone will make a screwdrive adapter.
On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: > Dario Bonazza wrote: > >>Boris Liberman wrote: >> >>> There is something that bothers me slightly. >> >>The future is a crystal ball with a lot of fog and little if anything to be >>seen. I don't think Pentax knows the future, including their future moves >>beyond the next year, hence worrying now fo possible choices five years from >>now makes little sense. Use your current gear as long as it fits and move >>away if/when it can no longer suit your needs. > > Being concerned about possible choices five years from now actually > makes a great deal of sense for someone getting into a camera system > and looking at potentially spending several thousand dollars over the > course of those years. > > > -- > 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.
