Rüdiger wrote: Hallo, Pentax has copied the Nikon F80 with MF-lenses non compatiblity.
REPLY: Pentax have in fact followed the Nikon D100 with the *ist D. They (will) compete with each other and both companies have released lenses without aperture rings and both camera bodies have limitations in the mount (Pentax with lenses more than 20 years old). They also use the same CCD. Oh,.. and the *ist D use the same AF pattern, layout and AF point selector pad as the D2H. All thats missing from the *istD is USM and VR :o( Nikon and Pentax have followed each other quite closely when it comes to lens compatibility. Also, traditionally in camera design as well: eg. LX vs. F3; Spotmatic vs. Ftn; ESII vs. Nikkormat EL; K2 vs. FE; ME vs. EM(!); MX vs. FM; Z-1 vs. F90 etc... Unfortunately there are no Pentax F4 and F5 equivalent :o( Anyway, with a DSLR market passing the 1 million mark there's no point for Pentax, or anyone else, to have only one DSLR in the line-up. In fact, with sensors with various resolution available it make more sense than ever to have "many" DSLR available at various quality and price points. After all, with a DSLR buying a new camera body could actually increase image quality. It isn't all about the lenses any longer... We are still in the infancy of DSLR's. Time, not long, will tell how things settles out. I'll personally wait with digital until the dust have settled somewhat. Pål
