----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. C. O'Connell"
Subject: RE: The JCO survey


> There is one HUGE difference, when Canon introduced
> EOS lenses and bodies, there were already millions
> Of FD bodies in the field and even sold new FD bodies
> For a while after, including nice ones like the T90
> So canon FD users had their "last call". Whereas pentax hasn't even
> changed their Mount and there are zero pentax digital bodies in
> The field that do support K/M fully at all. Pentax should
> Give a "last call" for K/M users with at least one DSLR
> Body that supports them fully.

Last time I checked, there were zero DSLR bodies that supported the very
fine quality FD glass
Pentax has never made a DSLR which included an aperture simulator.
When they introduced the istD, there were already millions of film
bodies in the field that fully supported K/M
Their last call was, like Canon, with a film body.
Canon discontinued the nice FD bodies within months of the launch of the 
EOS, and they didn't give any warning about it, so that if a person 
wanted an extra body or two to take them into the future, they were 
screwed.

What really pissed off the Canon owners that I know was that Canon left 
them with bags of excellent lenses, and no way to buy a new camera to 
shoot with.
Support of lenses is most important. You said it, why don't you 
understand it?

William Robb




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