I've been told that Pentax have no plans of removing the aperture ring from the more expensive lenses. As usual, I might have been told bullshit...
I think if they planned to remove the simulator on all future bodies (I am not saying they will, but if they would), it mightl be a matter of time they removed the aperture rings on all lenses.
regards, Alan Chan
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