Steve, Doesn't look any different than Nikon making those lenses for the APS SLR's they did. We are starting to seem as fickle as the stock market. I think we are over reading everything that Pentax does.
Bruce Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 1:08:23 PM, you wrote: SD> Really, I find this amazing. If Pentax comes out with a few lighter SD> cheaper lenses than can only be used with an APS sensor, all faith will SD> be lost in the K mount? This has no effect on the compatibility of old SD> lenses, nor does it mean at all that all future lenses will be "digital SD> limited", especially since they will probably have a full sized sensor SD> and continued production of film cameras. There will just be a few SD> "mutant" lenses, probably at the wide end. SD> Steven Desjardins SD> Department of Chemistry SD> Washington and Lee University SD> Lexington, VA 24450 SD> (540) 458-8873 SD> FAX: (540) 458-8878 SD> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/26/03 03:10PM >>> SD> Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Even if someone doesn't buy the D, its mere existence gives >>confidence to someone investing in K-mount lenses. SD> Maybe not. SD> "In its quest for ever higher performance combined with compact SD> dimensions, PENTAX has been developing lenses compatible with the new SD> PENTAX digital SLR camera." SD> If this means lenses with limited image circles (covering the SD> APS-sized SD> CCD rather than full-frame 35mm), confidence in investing in K-mount SD> lenses will go down the toilet. SD> I tentatively think interpretation is wrong but I'll certainly not be SD> investing any money in Pentax glass until I'm damned sure.
