Re[2]: Lens compatibility in perspective (WAS: Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine)

[Alin Flaider]

Pål wrote:

PJ The FA-J lenses are for those cheap ones who don't want to pay for
PJ aperture rings they don't know how to use.

  You seem to forget the *ist d effectively forbids the use of
  aperture ring, so along this *ist line it looks likely the Pentax
  won't manufacture lenses with aperture rings anymore. Unless they
  do announce publicly a future high end body that makes use of
  lens aperture rings and inherently is compatible with K/M lenses,
  there is no reason we should expect the FA line to be continued.

PJ Such lenses are popular among Nikon a Canon entry level buyers.
PJ The rest of us aren't affected by FA-J lenses.

  Unless you know something you don't intend to disclose, I'm afraid
  you are plainly wrong. The best the rest of us can expect is
  FAJ Star lenses.
 
  Servus, Alin

Re[2]: Lens compatibility in perspective (WAS: Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine)

[Alin Flaider]

  Looking at my last 8 rolls of Provia, the statistics are that I
  bracket for almost every still subject in order to have a copy, to
  vary depth of field or try a smoother boke, and only once or twice
  I did bracket for exposure. And that happened when I wasn't sure of
  the compensation to apply on a certain shade I had my spot meter on.
  Odd as it may sound I'm perfectly happy with all the exposures,
  but then my needs are not that varied. :o\

  Servus,   Alin

Herb wrote:

HC bracketing everything is cheap. not having near duplicate
HC originals to send out and not having different variations to suit
HC different needs is foolish. there is no such thing as a single perfect  
HC exposure of a scene to suit every need.