The thing is that this is not a Key Function. The vast majority of
Pentax lenses are fully functional on these bodies. It's only a small
fraction of lenses, used by an even smaller fraction of potential
customers, that aren't fully compatible.
$600 DSLR's are bottom of the barrel, not top of the line. Top of the
line DSLR's are multi-thousand dollar beasts like the D2x and 1Ds mkII.
$600 film SLR's are mid-range bodies. Note that Nikon, the only other
maker to offer any backwards compatibility, has even less compatibility
in its equivalent body (D70 to the *ist D, F80 to the *ist).
There's essentially little advantage to Pentax to include this
capability on the film bodies, and little more on the DSLR's. I'm glad
they gave us an option with the DSLR's, it works well even if not ideal
and it's MORE than anybody else offers. I'm quite satisfied with that.
-Adam
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
NOT PROVIDING THE FUNCTION AT ALL
is far worse than a long term possible or
potential failure of the function that MIGHT happen,
it's a guaranteed immediate point of failure.
HOW MANY TIMES do I have to say this?
You don't simply remove key functions because they
might fail someday, you only remove features that get too
expensive for the benefit they provide
and this part is so dirt cheap and provides
tremendous benefit for dozens of excellent PENTAX
brand K/M lenses that it shouldn't be
deleted in top line $600 plus bodies
at this time IMHO.
jco
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 1:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: green button wars (again)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Personally, I don't want any more moving parts in my digital SLR.
Moving parts wear. Wear creates dust. Dust contaminates the sensor.
Keep the moving parts out of my SLR. The green button is an optimum
solution.
Between the mechanical linkage and the potentiometer, it also introduces two
more potential points of failure.
