It's not so much that they prefer to use cheap lenses, more that: 1) they've never used an full metal bodied lens so they don't know better, and 2) they'd rather pay less than more for the camera / lens package.
Give them time. Let them first discover Pentax, then lure them towards the quality stuff, maybe even the quality retro stuff (and then they'd need to buy ~another~ camera with improved compatibility, wouldn't they?). regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rüdiger Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Pål Jensen > >Perhaps this is a factor in the compatibility issues of the *istD? Perhaps > K and particularly M lenses are not that well suited for digital? > > > So, you think that the entry level lenses like the FAJ 18-35, FAJ 28-80 and > the FAJ 70-300 which are specialy made for the entry level *istD are better > then good the old lenses like the K 2/35, K 1.8/85 or K 2.5/135. > > I always read in the PDML that the user of the entry level *istD prefer this > new cheep plastic mount lenses, and therefore Pentax protect them for using > the the old stuff. Pentax made the software in a way, that you can not use > the old lenses, which were for advanced users, if have mounted them by > mistake on the entry level *istD camera. > > > regards > Rüdiger > > > > > > >
