----- Original Message ----- Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #11
> > On Wednesday, Feb 26, 2003, at 22:02 US/Pacific, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Thats cause Ricoh put a pin where Pentax specified an > > AF shaft, not Pentaxes fault Ricoh didn't want to > > follow the KA mount correctly. > > > 'kay, so the Ricoh example was being a bit unfair. Still, Pentax > themselves have released bodies that don't work with older MF lenses. > That bridge has already been crossed (and just like nobody's forcing > you to buy those bodies, nobody's gonna force you to buy those > hypothetical smaller-coverage lenses). > > Nikon and Leica have certain combinations of lenses/bodies that are > no-no's, too. With Nikon, you need to buy one of the top end bodies to get system compatability. Canon and Minolta both orphaned entire system users. I don't know much about Leica SLR's but have heard of incompatabilities between entire generations of equipment. The Ricoh example wasn't thought through very well. With Pentax, you only need to avoid the very bottom end camera bodies. These are the ones targeted at the green smiley face, one lens users. William Robb
