Originally posted by bobmaxja Pentax said you can use old lenses on New bodies but not necessarly new lenses on old bodies. Nothing have change.
Exactly. Everyone (well many people) complain about this and that, but then Ricoh makes a move and everyone (well some) complain.
What have been the biggest complaints on this forum?
1) Poor video support
2) Poor third party support
3) Slow AF
So Ricoh makes steps to fix all of those complaints. I suspect this is only the beginning. But if you want progress you must accept change.
I'm not understanding the griping about this lens though. It's not like it is anything unique, if you have an older camera and need a 55-300 there are three versions already out there that will work just fine.
I suspect (had there been an internet) that these same complaints were raised when the shift from M42 to k-mount was made.