William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Savage" > Subject: Re: The JCO survey > > >> And this is the point some are try to help you understand. Pentax >> makes more profit from new users (& long time users) who buy new >> products & accessories, as apposed to the minimal profit they make >> from longtime users who only want a body that fully supports their old >> K/M lenses. > > If one were to be technically accurate, then one would understand that > an APS-C sized digital sensor represents a different format from 35mm > film. > The different format being 18x27mm (or whatever, I'm not going to go > look it up). > This is as big a jump as going from the 24x36 film format to 645, or > from 645 to 6x7. > I know it is nice that full frame legacy film lenses can be used on the > new format, but really, the small image circle DA lenses are actually > the ones designed for the new format. > Lenses that cover the 35mm frame will likely be phased out as soon as > Pentax stops making film SLR cameras altogether. > > William Robb >
They did, and they are. Most of the FA lenses are out of production at this point, and Pentax is only selling New Old Stock film bodies. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
