On 2/19/07, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/19/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Even in this small size, your test shot appears to be very sharp. I > > was always very fond of that lens. I gave mine to a friend when she > > bought a Spotmatic. > > I still have one, with the hood, in the original case. It's probably > been mounted to a camera maybe a dozen times. It would take a lot to > make me sell it. > > > The best chance for an M42 digital would be if Zeiss decided to > > expand their M42 lens line. But it's still a longshot by any measure. > > I'd vote for Cosina being the first to produce such a beast. They > already have in production an M42 film SLR, after all. > >From what I understand, Cosina's Voigtlander brand SLRs are no longer in production. They've decided their niche is rangefinder cameras. But I do agree 100% that if someone decided to make an M42 DSLR, Cosina would be involved - much like the Epson RD-1. (Maybe they'll put a manual shutter cock on it, too). Regardless of interest, I can't see anyone other than Cosina being in a position to start cranking out M42 bodies.
It's a pipe dream, though. Ain't gonna happen. But if it did I'd probably buy one or two. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
