Crippled mount; was Re: Good-bye Pentax (2)
Roland posted, among many other good things: But the *ist D will have full compatibility with the older lenses. So, there's still no signs that Pentax are about to abandon support for aperture ring. You can't judge Pentax future mid and market bodies by the entry-level body. What bothers me, (I am not Boz, and I am not switching to Canon anytime soon) is that the film *ist is now the FOURTH entry-level body they've introduced with this mount. My only reaction to the ZX-50 was well, whatever, I'm not buying that particular body. Maybe they'll see it's a mistake to have one that doesn't fit in with the compatibility that makes this system. I'm still not buying the crippled-mount bodies, but each time they produce a new one they seem more committed to this path, and I start to worry about where it will end.
Re: Crippled mount; was Re: Good-bye Pentax (2)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:35:31 US/Central What bothers me, (I am not Boz, and I am not switching to Canon anytime soon) is that the film *ist is now the FOURTH entry-level body they've introduced with this mount. But it's still entry level. Pentax has not made a mid or pro-market camera without full K and M compatibility. They could have done it with the *ist D, but everything points that the *ist D will have full K and M compatibility. Feel no fear, my friend. Don't worry, be happy. Best wishes, Roland _ Hitta rätt köpare på MSN Köp Sälj http://www.msn.se/koposalj
Re: Crippled mount; was Re: Good-bye Pentax (2)
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:35:31 US/Central, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What bothers me, (I am not Boz, and I am not switching to Canon anytime soon) is that the film *ist is now the FOURTH entry-level body they've introduced with this mount. I have a suspicion that there's a translation problem going on here. I think it may be that the term we've translated to entry level may actually be a term that means first of a new series entering the market. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Crippled mount; was Re: Good-bye Pentax (2)
My guess is the *ist is a new series that will eventually replace the MZ/ZX series. IIRC, the MZ/ZX replaced the Z/PZ series and the Z/PZ replaced.something. Bill - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:05 PM Subject: Re: Crippled mount; was Re: Good-bye Pentax (2) On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:35:31 US/Central, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What bothers me, (I am not Boz, and I am not switching to Canon anytime soon) is that the film *ist is now the FOURTH entry-level body they've introduced with this mount. I have a suspicion that there's a translation problem going on here. I think it may be that the term we've translated to entry level may actually be a term that means first of a new series entering the market. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
