M42 lens market is huge, not tiny! JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Celio Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? The closest you will ever get to an M42 dSLR is a K2000/Km with an m42 adaptor. There is zero chance that any manufacturer would make a low-profit camera to use no-profit used lenses that have been around for decades, and which probably won't work well with a digital sensor anyway. There is such a tiny market for this that I can't see any reputable manufacturer trying to fill it. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? From: "JC OConnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, November 19, 2008 9:39 am To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> Man, I would die for a basic M42 DSLR at this point. All I would need on it was the M42 screw mount, basic stop down metering a shutter speed dial , a built in flash, and the little pad to activate the auto aperture M42 lens pin at moment of exposure. No need for AE or AF(obviously). Even 6-10Mp APS would be better than the nothing we have at this point. Anybody heard of any rumors of one yet? With the millions of great M42 lenses still out there in good working condition, it seems to me sooner or later somebody will step in and fill the need for this market. I know you can use M42 lenses (with manual modes on the lens) on Pentax and Canon DSLRS with adapters but the lack of auto aperture makes them way to cumbersome, and you cant use auto-only M42 lenses, hence the need for a true M42 mount DSLR. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
