What lens mounts will survive?

Joel B · 12-27-2013, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by dansamy

Lol! Auto correct got me!

Howd you get auto correct?

Originally posted by jatrax

Huh, and I thought that was just an Alabama expression..

The song is Sweet Home Alabama!!!

One of my favorites too!!

dansamy · 12-27-2013, 10:30 PM - **1 Like**

I post, most days, from my phone. So auto correct frequently "helps" me. Especially when I'm trying to swear.

Kunzite · 12-28-2013, 03:08 AM

I thought autocorrect is "helping" you mostly when you're trying not to swear

Joel B · 12-28-2013, 03:29 AM

Originally posted by dansamy

I post, most days, from my phone. So auto correct frequently "helps" me. Especially when I'm trying to swear.

Sounds (bleep)ing annoying!!

dansamy · 12-28-2013, 05:43 AM - **1 Like**

Thanks to auto correct, I was once stuck in a ducking elevator.

Joel B · 12-28-2013, 12:47 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dansamy

Thanks to auto correct, I was once stuck in a ducking elevator.

Too funny!

**tlong423** · 12-30-2013, 06:45 AM

Originally posted by jatrax

Imagine the complaints in 1975 when K-mount was introduced and the M42 went away.

Not really. Pentax M42 lens sales were flat then. Everyone fully expected a bayonet mount system overhaul from Pentax, and in fact were like, "What the heck is taking them so long??" The release of the K mount also breathed a lot of life into smaller camera makers who wound up adopting it as their own mount -- including Ricoh.

It had taken Pentax a long time to finally settle on a bayonet mount, but the one they went with was well designed with a good future.

Imcalfin · 01-02-2014, 01:48 PM

It's a pity internet wasn't around for the Canon FD EOS switch. I know some people who are still very bitter about it.

**boriscleto** · 01-02-2014, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by Imcalfin

It's a pity internet wasn't around for the Canon FD EOS switch. I know some people who are still very bitter about it.

What choice did Canon have? Trying to add AF to FD was a kludge, just look at the T80 and the AC lenses...just as bad as the ME F.

**monochrome** · 01-02-2014, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by tlong423

Not really. Pentax M42 lens sales were flat then. Everyone fully expected a bayonet mount system overhaul from Pentax, and in fact were like, "What the heck is taking them so long??" The release of the K mount also breathed a lot of life into smaller camera makers who wound up adopting it as their own mount -- including Ricoh.

Kinda like FF? Will the collective response be, "Huh. Took 'ya long enuff."

Imcalfin · 01-03-2014, 07:24 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by boriscleto

What choice did Canon have? Trying to add AF to FD was a kludge, just look at the T80 and the AC lenses...just as bad as the ME F.

I know. They know as well. It's just that back then they didn't care about AF or all the rest of fancy electronics.

When the time to abandon the current SLR mounts comes there will be lots of rather unhappy people. No matter how good the reasons.

**tlong423** · 01-06-2014, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

Kinda like FF? Will the collective response be, "Huh. Took 'ya long enuff."

Actually, I get the feeling the momentum is swinging away from full frame. I know that may (still) be blasphemous to say on this forum, but frankly who died and made the 35mm format king of all formats? I think the argument can be made that Pentax's best shot at leap-frogging past the full-frame hullabaloo is to develop and maintain at least a couple 645 models (one professional grade and one 'affordable') with an accompanying system (they already have a running start there if they maintain backward compatibility with their existing 645 lenses). Just my thoughts.

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12-27-2013, 07:01 PM	#31
Joel B Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Barnett MO. Photos: Albums Posts: 2,336	Originally posted by dansamy Lol! Auto correct got me! Howd you get auto correct? Originally posted by jatrax Huh, and I thought that was just an Alabama expression.. The song is Sweet Home Alabama!!! One of my favorites too!!

12-27-2013, 10:30 PM - 1 Like	#32
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450 Original Poster	I post, most days, from my phone. So auto correct frequently "helps" me. Especially when I'm trying to swear.

12-28-2013, 03:08 AM	#33
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	I thought autocorrect is "helping" you mostly when you're trying not to swear

12-28-2013, 03:29 AM	#34
Joel B Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Barnett MO. Photos: Albums Posts: 2,336	Originally posted by dansamy I post, most days, from my phone. So auto correct frequently "helps" me. Especially when I'm trying to swear. Sounds (bleep)ing annoying!!

12-28-2013, 05:43 AM - 1 Like	#35
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450 Original Poster	Thanks to auto correct, I was once stuck in a ducking elevator.

12-28-2013, 12:47 PM - 1 Like	#36
Joel B Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Barnett MO. Photos: Albums Posts: 2,336	Originally posted by dansamy Thanks to auto correct, I was once stuck in a ducking elevator. Too funny!

12-30-2013, 06:45 AM	#37
tlong423 Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kansas City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 194	Originally posted by jatrax Imagine the complaints in 1975 when K-mount was introduced and the M42 went away. Not really. Pentax M42 lens sales were flat then. Everyone fully expected a bayonet mount system overhaul from Pentax, and in fact were like, "What the heck is taking them so long??" The release of the K mount also breathed a lot of life into smaller camera makers who wound up adopting it as their own mount -- including Ricoh. It had taken Pentax a long time to finally settle on a bayonet mount, but the one they went with was well designed with a good future.

01-02-2014, 01:48 PM	#38
Imcalfin Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Turku, Finland Posts: 42	It's a pity internet wasn't around for the Canon FD EOS switch. I know some people who are still very bitter about it.

01-02-2014, 03:23 PM	#39
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Imcalfin It's a pity internet wasn't around for the Canon FD EOS switch. I know some people who are still very bitter about it. What choice did Canon have? Trying to add AF to FD was a kludge, just look at the T80 and the AC lenses...just as bad as the ME F.

01-02-2014, 03:58 PM	#40
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by tlong423 Not really. Pentax M42 lens sales were flat then. Everyone fully expected a bayonet mount system overhaul from Pentax, and in fact were like, "What the heck is taking them so long??" The release of the K mount also breathed a lot of life into smaller camera makers who wound up adopting it as their own mount -- including Ricoh. Kinda like FF? Will the collective response be, "Huh. Took 'ya long enuff."

01-03-2014, 07:24 AM - 1 Like	#41
Imcalfin Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Turku, Finland Posts: 42	Originally posted by boriscleto What choice did Canon have? Trying to add AF to FD was a kludge, just look at the T80 and the AC lenses...just as bad as the ME F. I know. They know as well. It's just that back then they didn't care about AF or all the rest of fancy electronics. When the time to abandon the current SLR mounts comes there will be lots of rather unhappy people. No matter how good the reasons.

01-06-2014, 06:32 AM	#42
tlong423 Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kansas City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 194	Originally posted by monochrome Kinda like FF? Will the collective response be, "Huh. Took 'ya long enuff." Actually, I get the feeling the momentum is swinging away from full frame. I know that may (still) be blasphemous to say on this forum, but frankly who died and made the 35mm format king of all formats? I think the argument can be made that Pentax's best shot at leap-frogging past the full-frame hullabaloo is to develop and maintain at least a couple 645 models (one professional grade and one 'affordable') with an accompanying system (they already have a running start there if they maintain backward compatibility with their existing 645 lenses). Just my thoughts.