The JCO survey - I should start lurking more often.....

P. J. Alling webster26 at mindspring.com
Wed Nov 8 14:54:19 EST 2006


Not even worthy of a response.

John Forbes wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:20:26 -0000, Lon Williamson <lonw at isoc.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> A flagship is a flagship,  and if there's a K1D in the future, it should
>> be as
>> complete as the LX was in its day.
>>     
>
> Quite right.  As complete, not more.  I don't recall that the LX mounted  
> screw-thread lenses without an adaptor.  And I don't recall that the  
> adapter was able to stop down the lens when you pressed the shutter.
>
> In other words, the LX provided only partial support for six year-old  
> lenses.  So why should the K1D provide full support for thirty two-year  
> old lenses (assuming it makes its debut in 2007).
>
> John
>
>   




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