----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: The JCO survey
> They didn't just drop FD support, they IMPROVED > Their entire SLR system too via EOS lensmount. Pentax is dropping full > K/M support WITHOUT any improvements to their > Lensmount at all. > > How many times are we going to cover this and > Why cant you understand that key difference? The key difference is that Canon dropped all support for lenses that were just a few years old, Pentax has limited support for lenses that have passed the 25 year old mark. I've mentioned this on a number of occassions. Do you not understand that long term support of lenses is of the utmost importance? > > There were and still are plenty of FD film bodies to go > Around. Are you implying that Canon should be > Making new DSLRs for FD lenses now after 20 yrs > Since going to EOS mount? Why not? Pentax is making DSLRs that offer support for lenses that are a hell of a lot older, and they are a much smaller company. Those FD lenses are still capable of producing pictures every bit as good as KM lenses, and there are people with significant investments in old Canon glass. If you don't believe that long term support of lenses is important, then why are you kicking up such a fuss? William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
