Ray wrote: > This gets back to my point: if I am "ill-informed" it's because the Pentax system is >a morass of tech details. (Nikon is also >a morass when it comes to compatibility of >older lenses with certain bodies, another reason why Canon EOS appeals to >me, one >system without the hassles of semi-backward compatibility.)
This is not a valid argument. Canon EOS is compatible. So is Pentax FA. > > Below I've pasted info from the Pentax Website on their lower-priced bodies, that >"handful" that you mentioned. I don't >think I'm "ill-informed" when I say that that >Pentax has abandoned backwards compatibility with K mounts with its >affordable AF >models An so did Canon; on all bodies, not only the cheap ones. You cannot use older Canon FD lenses on EOS bodies. All Pentax cameras can use FA lenses like Canon with their EF lenses. Pål