Honestly, I don't think I'd consider a K1D without an aperture simulator. I'm not paying $2000CDN+ (I expect a K1D will come in somewhere between the Nikon D200 and D2X in price) for a body that lacks full compatibility with K mount glass (same reason I would never have bought a Nikon D100 at its launch cost, and would never have bought the *istD at its original cost).
A sub-$1000 body is a different matter, at least with DSLR's. Corners will get cut and the green button button hack is an acceptable corner to cut for me, even though I use K/M glass heavily. -Adam Lon Williamson wrote: > I'm not sure that protecting new lens sales by prohibiting open > aperature metering > for K and P lenses makes sense. Most people I know with AF cameras WANT > AF lenses, and some, like my ex wife, can no longer reliably perform > manual focus > (eye problems). But IF the K1D is produced and IF it is a flagship, my > suspicion > is that Pentax will sell more bodies with true K/M lens compatibility > without impacting > modern AF lens sales. If anything, I suspect they'll sell more modern > lenses, especially > super wide angle.. > > BTW, I'm collecting names of all who have responded to the survey, > whether Aye, > Don't Give A Fig, or Nay. I'm hoping to email and snail mail Pentax USA > and Pentax > Japan results. > > Be prepared for a Survey Part Deaux........ > > Love you bunch of K-mount fools. -Lon > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
