Originally posted by normhead Your insistence that the only lenses Pentax should make would be ones that can be hijacked by MILC manufacturers is just weird.
You misunderstand me. I never said anything like that. I am just saying to your early point, I am not sure you have a DSLR camera to use with KAF4 lenses in "20 years time" as I read somewhere else. Just because of compatibility.
So the rest of your reasoning is off-topic.
Originally posted by normhead I'm going the other way. Make people who use MILC gear use MILC lenses.
Too bad they can't make every lens unusable on MILC cameras.
A DSLR camera to my eyes is a piece of work compared to a MILC, because of mechanical true precision. One day, this mechanical precision will be costlier to produce... probably to be discontinued. That's my theory, I hope I am wrong.
Originally posted by normhead The sooner we get MILC users out of the Pentax market the better for Pentax users. They contribute nothing to the brand.
Unfortunately, the market alone holds sway. Are you an absolute Pentax fan? I am not, if Pentax doesn't suit my needs, I quit, just like that. That's nothing to do with mirrorless cameras or without. Just a matter of needs. I am not convinced at all by MILCs superiority, today. But what about the next five years? Fortunately, the Pentax K-1 is the best camera for my needs, at the moment.
Originally posted by monochrome This is a non-issue / concern trolling because Pentax is NOT going to abandon DSLR’s and IS NOT going to bring an MILC. If anything, MILC’s are more likely to suffer discontinuation than DSLR’s. KAF4 is the future mount. Eventually the screwdrive will be removed from camera bodies.
I pray for you to be right!
Originally posted by normhead Every real Pentax user would benefit if we could somehow shut down this practice.
You are right, I am not a "real" Pentax user, just a real photography "amateur". But thanks to Pentax, I can use my Leica-R lenses and I would say it sounds like "Pentax made the K-1 for my personal concern and needs"... Thank you Pentax.
I am a hybrid/bastard photographer but I am very happy like this in my lonely world... I am the fruit of a dilemma: how to use my beloved lenses with a very good OVF FF DSLR camera? Just by "Leitaxing" my lenses. Not the easy way but the only one and the best one according to my needs...