Roland Mabo wrote: > >Many says "Pentax are following Nikon" and seems to have forgotten that Nikon still supports mechanical aperture rings in their higher end bodies. I see no reason to why Pentax should remove full compatibility in the semi-pro and pro models when Nikon has showned no signs of doing it.
Hi Roland, I am one of those who said "Pentax are following Nikon" and I still believe that. When claiming that Nikon's two top 'pro' Nikon film bodies (F100 and F5) offer matrix metering with manual focus lenses, you are obviously unaware that neither AI nor AIS lenses cannot provide matrix metering on either camera body. However, matrix metering was possible with the F5's predecessor, the F4, and with the F100's predecessors, the F801/F801s which were sold in the USA as the N8008/N8008s. Therefore Nikon have removed yet another important element of compatibility. Yes, AI and AIS lenses will fit the F100 and F5, and will meter with them, but you lose not only matrix metering but also the matrix balanced fill flash feature. These features worked just fine with AI and AIS lenses on the F4 and F801(s)/N8008(s). I do appreciate that this would not be obvious to someone who didn't use Nikon gear, but it does help demonstrate that Nikon "compatibility" is not even as good as would appear. Best regards, John
