Scott Loveless wrote: > 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. >
Actually, the Bessaflex TM is still around. They discontinued the black one but kept the silver Topcon lookalike in production. It's essentially similar to the Rangefinders as well as the Nikon FM10 that Cosina still builds. The Voightlander lenses are being discontinued though, as the production line is being used for the ZF and ZS Zeiss lenses. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
