I hate jumping back into this mess, but I'd like to offer that
you a *both* right:
Facts:
- Canon screwed their users when they introduced the EOS mount
- The EOS mount cannot reasonably accomodate FD lenses due to registration
distance differences.
- Pentax screwed their users *less* when they removed the aperture coupler
- K-mount lenses will still mount and function on "crippled-mount" bodies,
but do so with substantially degraded user "interface" in both ergonomics
and accuracy.
- The cost of adding an aperture coupler on current bodies *per body* is
fairly small.
Additional theories:
- The parameters of the EOS mount that were *required* to add super new
features (like AF, electrical contacts, shorter register distance for
easier/cheaper lens designs, etc) were mutually exclusive with the
existing mount. The FD's breechmount could not be made to accomodate the
required connections.
- Canon insidiously screwed their customers in an effort to generate a
huge amount of lens sales... amazingly it worked.
- Pentax insidiously removed the aperture coupler in an attempt to do what
Canon did. Only after significant moaning and wailing did they implement
the GB hack.
... I'm sure there are more, but I'm tired.
-Cory
> Good points all.
> But, it does break your very important rule about supporting lenses for
> the long term.
>
> Your defending Canon makes you a hypocrite.
> Is that better or worse than an idiot?
>
> A cynic could look at it and say that Canon made a huge gamble and it
> paid off.
> I knew a number of Canon owners who felt pretty miffed when support for
> their tens of thousands of dollars worth of FD glass was casually
> dropped by the Canon.
> My friend Scott has a T-90. It's the only Canon body out of three that
> he owns that still works. He had to put it back together himself after
> the Canon repair department turned it into a basket case.
> He is now about ready to buy a DSLR.
> He has no reason to look at Canon in particular, since he is forced to
> start from scratch.
>
> In his situation, Canon didn't help themselves at all, he isn't willing
> to risk another lump of money on them.
>
> William Robb
>
>
>
>
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
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