Originally posted by bobbotron Noisy sure, slow, on k3 seems fine. I like that it removes one point of failure from the lens.
And adds one point of failure to the camera body. I keep hearing "glass is forever", but I'm not convinced that is still true, assuming it ever was. Yes, some people want to continue using their "old glass", but when new lens technology is introduced, lots of people ask "will that work with my old body?" The complaints I hear most often here are about video and AF. I don't know when/whether Pentax is going to address the video issues, but I am convinced that new lens technology is essential to bringing Pentax up to Canikon on AF.
BTW - In my 20 years as a Canon user, I never had a lens fail on me, and I never heard fellow users complain about lenses failing.
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Originally posted by bobbotron Attracting new users? One of the key selling features to the brand when I switched was the ability to use old glass. Also, I imagine they can crank out the limiteds and other screw drive lenses for very tidy profit, with all the tooling already in place....
True for established users of upper-tier systems; not so much for new users or users of lower-tier systems. I'm guessing that Pentax will continue to support screw-drive in at least some upper-tier systems, but removing that motor would be an obvious way of making lower-tier cameras slightly smaller. slightly lighter, and slightly less expensive.