> ...Nikon, in
> building the F5 (as well as the N70 and N90), unlike Canon, with the EOS
> series, has kept total compatibility with almost every Nikon lens they've
> ever built.
I think this is a bit of an overgeneralization regarding Nikon
lens compatibility. Also, the marketplace hasn't exactly punished
Canon for changing lens mounts :-)
> Bayonet on an AF lens, you get AF. Bayonet on an MF lens, either
> new or twenty years old, and you get MF.
Or the third possibility: sometimes you get a broken Nikon.
There's a practical reason for changing the lens mounts on those
non-AI lenses.
Anyway, Olympus has already demonstrated the ability to manufacture
an autofocus SLR which is also compatible with the existing line of
manual focus lenses. Given the success of _that_ enterprise, maybe
changing lens mounts wouldn't be such a bad idea...
jim
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