Originally posted by RaduA There are some people here (Pal comes to mind) that honnestly believe that since they bought some Pentax gear in 198x then Pentax should oblige in making them (him?!) new camera/other gear to use that. Others think that the struggle for progress Pentax tries half hearted anyway compared to others is way too much. I say to those people:
- you can still buy a lot of FA lenses (35 and 50 among the least expensive);
- if you have an older than K100DS camera the chances to afford a lens like DA*55 are slim and for sure this would be a major waste to put it on a 6MP sensor camera anyway;
- we pentaxians are proud with our MF legacy lenses, most of us have or had some of those so you can keep on using SDM lenses this way if needed;
- think about Oly who changed the mount to 4/3 for a fresh start into digital age only to change it again for some of its lenses to micro4/3;
- think that Nikon cut mercylessly ALL shaft driven AF lenses in its entry level cameras from 2006 by removing the in-body motors. They still have loads of older lenses usable only in MF on those cameras without a motorised counterpart at any price range;
- we still have lots of modern digital lenses that are at least dual driven and only 2 (two) who are exclusivelly SDM driven;
- like was previously suggested you can move to greener pastures anytime;
- I see no carburetor cars being made by any car maker today (in fact for a looooonggg time) although I am sure some folks may have some spare parts at home for those.
This of course is only my opinion, I am sure not very popular among some people.
Radu
Popularity has little to do with it, but wrong thinking does.
One, FA lenses will gradually be phased out, or did you simply not read my post? It isn't about what FA lenses are available, it's what the
new lenses mean to folks with older Pentax bodies.
Two, you're kidding, right? You think everybody who has a K100 is so impovrished they can't afford a 55mm SDM lens? Straighten out and fly right, son, it ain't about "can't afford" as much as "won't afford." And what makes you think a 10mp sensor, with smaller photosites, can use a SDM lens but a 6mp sensor can't? Study up before posting.
Three, pride goeth before a fall and a haughty spirit before destructiion.
Four and Fve, who cares what Olympus and Nikon do?
Six, only two SDM lenses now? The 16-50 and 17-70 and the 50-135 are SDM; the new 55mm is SDM, the new 16-250 is SDM... this is like a battle of wits with the unarmed.
Seven, great response, if you don't like it, leave...that's what Hobson's choice is all about, look it up.
Eight, what do "carburetor cars" have to do with a discussion of Pentax lenses? If you're going to use analogy argument, at least pick a good one and make if work for you.
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