----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: The JCO survey
> This is just silly. If Pentax redesigns the mount, it will be because > APS is truly here to stay. If it is the registration distance will > change to simplify lens design. A wider throat would make for larger > lenses. It makes no sense based on the current, (and past > successful), > marketing strategies. But hey what do I know. Aren't you the guy > who's > always talking about retro focus designs being a problem? Good point. It makes more sense to move the registration distance back, thereby allowing a K mount to be used via a short extension tube. The throat could even be somewhat smaller than a K mount. This gives some nice possibilities, in that the present lenses could still be supported via an electro mechanical coupler in the adptor. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
