But, then the cameras will probably appeal to their P&S customers of which they have millions.
The strange thing is hobbies, as hobbies, seem to be dying out. Been in a so called hobby shop lately? The ones I have been in are more toy stores these days. Photography seems to be no different. We are a dying breed. Today's camera buyer wants snapshots of kids to send to grandma, snapshots of their vacations. Yes, those people have always been around, but the people who are interested in photography itself are fading out fast. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rüdiger Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:35 AM Subject: Pentax proudly presents a new lens mount, the KAF3 > Hallo, > the last three pentax low and high-end cameras (MZ-60, *ist, > *istD) and the last three low and midclass lenses (FAJ 28-80, > FAJ 70-300, FAJ 18-35) have something in common, > the new Pentax mount standard KFA3. All new cameras and > lenses will have this new mount. > > Special features: > No aperture simulator > No power zoom contacts (we will see no USM or IS, in the > patents this contacts are always used) > No measurement with K and M lenses > > Purpose: > Preventing the user from using the aperture ring. > Preventing from using old K und M lenses > Preventig from using the new FAJ lenses on a > LX, MX or even on a MZ-5n or MZ-S. > > Costumer benefit: > None > > Benefit of Pentax > Hope they will sell more lenses and more new bodies. > They will not care anymore for costumers, who have > spend a lot of money in Pentax gear. > > Future prospects > Bad, Pentax user will switch to Canon to have > compabilitty, USM, IS, full frame D-SLR, ... > > >
