mowog wrote:
I do wish people would read and understand what I have written in this thread before commenting. I am beginning to think that some of you are deliberately misunderstanding.

For the last time... IT IS ABOUT THE LENSES!!!!!.. ONLY THE LENSES!!

I have a lot of lenses, some very expensive, some very cheap, but ALL made for 35mm format. All together they are worth very much more than my DSLR.. Or any Dslr made by Pentax. So they constitute the greater part of my photographic equipment. Yes, I know that they can still be used on a crop sensor camera. I DO use them on a crop sensor camera, BUT... My 24mm lens is not a wide angle lens anymore. It is a standard on the istD. The 50mm is not a standard anymore. It is a short telephoto. My longed for Vivitar 35-85 Varifocal is not a wide to moderate lens on a crop sensor. It is a standard to long telephoto, instead.
If I had no camera and no lenses and were starting from scratch, It wouldn't be an issue. I probably wouldn't want a FF. Wouldn't feel the need for it. But I have the lenses. They mean more to me than the camera. The camera has a short life and is pretty much disposable. The lenses will last a lifetime. They do not wear out or die like cameras. I have them already and do not want to sell them. I value them more than I will value any Dslr body. They are primary. The camera body is secondary. I want a camera that will match the intended use of the lenses, rather than the lenses being compromised on a less important part of the kit (the camera body). Nothing to do with image quality. Just MY lenses.

Geddit now?.. LENSES LENSES LENSES.. IT'S ABOUT THE FRICKIN' LENSES. NOTHING ELSE, JUST MY BLOODY LENSES!