frank theriault wrote: > Sounds like the Ford Mustang. Remember the Probe? > It was supposed to "replace" the Mustang...
Some things are so "right" they really can't be replaced - even if the original Mustang was nothing more than a sporty-looking Falcon. Ford, btw, just brought back the "original" Thunderbird. After years as a bloated pseudo-luxury car, there's a new 2-seater T-Bird available. People had been asking for it for years. > > I sure wish Pentax would build a "classic" > > all-metal, manual-focus SLR > I agree, 't'would be nice, but at what cost? I couldn't see them being sold for > less than $1000; probably lots more if it's going to have as much metal in it > as a Spotmatic. So, what's $1,000 in today's market. The MZ-S is around that price, many of the wunder-kameras cost more, and retro bodies like the leica cost $1600.00 and up, the current Olympus OM4/OM3 bodies are over $1,000.00. Recently several people on this list paid quite a bit over $1,000.00 for new LX bodies from japan - just the regular LX, not the limited editions. It's a limited market, for sure, but buyers are out there. > And, there's no way they would do it with a screwmount, > especially since Pentax hasn't made a screwmount lens for what, 20 years or > more? Pentax could certainly make any lens they wanted to in a screw mount. The Fa43 ltd is available in screw mount for leica rangefinders - a very limited production item. > And if it ain't screwmount, it ain't a Spottie!! I don't think Mike was masturbating over a Spottie, but, rather, a camera with Spottie "charisma" and build quality. > If they did it in k-mount, it would be seen for what it is: an updated K1000. I suppose it depends on how it was done. If it was a clone of the earlier cameras, then perhaps it would be considered as an updated K1000, but if they came out with a high-end, updated, metal-bodied, manual focus, simple and durable body that took K mount lenses, then it could be it's own thing. > In addition, the FM2 wasn't seen (I don't think) as a "bargain" Nikon, > but rather an all-mechanical backup to the F series So, perhaps this puppy can be marketed as a retro-styled successor to the LX. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/pow/enter.html http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/cameras/pentax_repair_shops.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
