----- Original Message ----- From: "Heiko Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: The *ist camera
> This is something, that I could accept. I did never mind the crippled > mount on a MZ-30/50/60, as there is no need to buy such a camera. But I > can't understand, why cost cutting is an argument on a 2000,- DLSR. What > might that saving be? 10,- Euro/US$? Yes. And if they do it on both a cheap *ist and expensive (not expensive of course as far as the DSLR market prices are concerned, but anyway) *ist D, they may as well easily do it on, say, $500 *ist-something - a possible and long expected successor to the MZ-5n/3. And THAT is something I don't like, unless it's justified by some strong arguments. > Maybe. But then they should inform that user base, what this mount > modifications are about and why they are changing something that has > worked for decades. Canon had a clearly communicated reasons to change > their mount with the introduction of the EOS line. Pentax has > communicated nothing at all - we had to find out these technical details > ourselves. And I'm quite sure, that we know much more that most of the > Pentax people... Yes. The lack of information is the worst Pentax does. We are being cut away from the roots without any serious, official reasons. Everything has to be guessed from advance. All we can say is "maybe Pentax will release IS/USM lenses", "perhaps they are working on new technoogies", "maybe the new protocol has been implemented into the new mount" etc... There's nothing for sure. > At the moment the only thing I can see is a step back an no perspective > for improvements. That's really disappointing. I'll be waiting...I'm not going to get rid of my manual focus equipment - Super A serves me well. I also plan to get the 67 and focus on the medium format. However, late in this year I'll have to make my choice about the new 35mm AF body. I had to sell my trusty Z-1p and I'm using the SFXn now. As I'm going to get into the wedding photography bussiness I'll be needing something reliable, well equipped, with good flash system, yet not very expensive. I'll see... Regards Artur
