WRONG. The reasons given most commonly Are cost and desire to sell new replacement Lenes. The fact that the communication Is mechanical is totally unrelated And not the issue at all. It's a very Simple single cam, not a freaking clockwork. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:15 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: The JCO survey > The K/M lenses communicate their fstop > Setting via a mechanical cam. The DSLRs > Release by pentax ignore that communique. > That is the body's fault for not listening > As the information is there for the taking. Pentax decided that this method of information transfer was outdated and it was no longer in their best interests to support it. They can't make enough equipment to supply the demand for it. This may mean that they made the right decision. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
