----- Original Message ----- From: Pål Jensen Subject: Re: To Pentax in Japan (does anybody have their email address?)
> Mark wrote: > > > Backwards compatibility isn't just about being able to use certain > > lenses with certain cameras, it's about giving your potential customers > > the confidence that what they buy today will be compatible tomorrow. > > *That's* the most important thing Pentax is throwing away. > > But in all fairness we are talking 20 years here, not tomorrow. No other company offer better backwards support either. Drop K mount compatablity today, drop A mount compatablity tomorrow.... If they set the trend by dropping system compatability, something they have historically bragged about, and they already have the possibility of dropping aperture ring compatability, they they cannot be trusted to support any future equipment compatability. William Robb
