At 10:41 AM 21/02/2007, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >I guess you just dont understand,this would NOT >be for a beginner or someone who wants to buy >lenses off the shelf, this is for someone who >already has or wants to use M42 manual focus >lenses IN PARTICULAR.
No, I understood. That's why I said "Any M42 mount DSLR would only appeal to those who already own a lot of M42 lenses" > It wouldnt be for those >other cases at all. I think you are trying >generalize to much, no camera does it all >or is for everyone, and a M42 DSLR would just >be another specific camera designed to do >a specific thing. The thing is the market for one would be so small a niche, the cost of one will be very high. And high cost, low volume is rare in (electronics) manufacturing in this day and age. Cheers, Dave >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >David Savage >Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:15 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ > > >What would be the benefit to someone buying their first DSLR?. Don't >discredit the allure of AF too quickly. People new to photography like >AF, >and they like it a lot. > >Any M42 mount DSLR would only appeal to those who already own a lot of >M42 >lenses. So the limited market for it would either make it an extremely >expensive piece of kit, or very cheap & nasty. > >Also the inability buy a lens on demand is a big minus. Why scour eBay & > >the second hand stores for the lens you want when you can buy a brand >new >Canon, Nikon or Pentax AF lens? > >Cheers, > >Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
