Originally posted by mutley The simple solution would be an option to manually set the focal length for SR, and have the camera always reset itself to the original auto setting for SR as soon as the lens (or TC) is removed. This way you only have to remember to set the SR to manual each time you use a TC, and when that is removed to put just a lens on, the camera will be setting SR automatically again.
Why not just have the TC factor set back to 1 each time a lens is removed, or camera powered off. Thay way you are responsible to set the factor when you use a TC. Generally you don't switch lenses on the TC, you use it with one lens (your longest) to get even longer
Quote: My comment is tongue-in-cheek, of course. I think its actually ridiculously stupid of Pentax to make such a decision. I'm in the USA as well, and have already suggested this on Ned B's blog to a completely expected lack of response, of course.
Perhaps, I think it would boost sales even more if pentax actually had a plan to cater to some of the wishes of its users, because that is how you keep them as users.
With respect to the point of being rediculously stupid, Forest Gump said it best "Stupid is as stupid does"
The really sad thing I think is, this issue should have been recognized with the K100D in August of 2006, I certainly raised it in Early 2007 with the K10D, they have since released the K100Dsuper, and now the K20D and K200D, so we are now 5 camera releases into the problem with no solution in sight. What people are missing with respect to EXIF data is a useless point, that is not why we want this fixed, we want this fixed so shake reduction works optimally when you most need it, with a really long lens and a TC
Other than this point, and metering on the K10D with manual lenses I am extremely happy with the camera, and its performance, but if they don't start addressing these functional issues, I can't see going for a K20D only to get a little more resolution. I have an *istD for high ISO shots when I want them, and it does admirably with those, and can meter with manual lenses on top of that.