My theory, Pentax realized they cocked up. It took them long enough.
(I'd say "idiot marketers" but that's self evident).
Steve Jolly wrote:
...a full-page Pentax advert containing the following copy:
"At Pentax we've been making some of the world's finest lenses for
over 50 years. Now, with the *istDS we've created a digital SLR
that's compatible with all of them, with just a few limitations in
functions."
Am I the only person to find it amusing that one of the least elegant
features of the Pentax digital SLRs (the automatic stop-down metering
mode that works around the lack of an aperture indicator coupler) is
now one of their major selling points?
Conspiracy theories:
* "This proves that Pentax aren't planning to release any new lenses
in the near future."
* "This proves that Pentax realise the importance of backwards
compatibility; we can expect future bodies to feature the reappearance
of the aperture indicator coupler."
* "This is marketing. It means nothing."
S
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