Quote: Is 4/3 compatible with Pentax K and SDM???
Maybe
... at least partly ...
But who really cares about SDM functionality (big lenses on a tiny body)?
Screw drive support (for e.g. the small limited lenses) would be more appropriate.
Compatibility? See ebay search for
Pentax K, micro 4/3
(
Pentax PK K lens to Micro items )
results in prices starting from $17.50
Pentax DA (additional aperture control needed), micro 4/3
(
Pentax DA lens to Micro items )
-> $59.90
Such adapters are also available at online shops (see e.g. rainbowimaging or fotodiox).
Furthermore, inexpensive mounting of PK lenses without AF is possible for most EVIL/MILCs.
A genuine Pentax adapter only would be special, if full PKAF2 functionality would be guaranteed.
Should Pentax introduce a new mount, which is not fully compatible with PKAF2, which nobody else supports and for which no lens line-up exists? Or better join an already existing alliance?
Would the latter not be the lesser of two EVILs? And/or realize an additional PKAF-EVIL?
Imho, the (only?) positive effect of a new mount would/will be that the "not enough existing lenses for a PKAF-FF camera" argument (which really is untrue, see e.g.
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/31629-da-lens-...ts-thread.html ) would finally be invalidated.
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If they join the EVIL crowd they would do it their own way.
Unique enough?
Quote: [...] design like NEX
... but with native PKAF2 mount
... and with m43 mount
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