Re: Lens Compatibility - a Rank Amateur's Perspective

[Peter Spiro]

If Pentax drops the aperture coupling mechanism, presumably it's not as a 
cost saving measure on a $1000 plus camera.   It was a standard feature up 
until now on very inexpensive cameras such as the MZ-M and MZ-10.

If they do so, they are being doubly foolish.    It's not just because I 
couldn't use my older M and K lenses that it would bother me.   I also have 
a reasonable selection of F and A lenses, which I almost always use in 
aperture priority.   Since the lens has an aperture ring, it makes sense to 
use it as a convenient way to set the aperture, rather than using some kind 
of multi-controller.   Therefore, they would not just be reducing the value 
of 25 year old M lenses, but also most of their current line of FA lenses.

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