Nope, the M42 market prices would have fallen way off by now if the market for them was so small, they havent surprisingly. It's weird because you would think that most film users would have abandoned them ( I have ), but the prices still are holding up on them (at least the good ones). They are going for more now then they were 5-10 years ago when market was mostly still film slrs in use.
JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:17 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? No, the supply of old M42 lenses is huge. The market for them is small. If the market was so huge someone would have made a M42 DSLR by now. And given the rise of the Yen, shrinking DSLR sale profits & general global economic difficulties, we're not going to see one anytime soon if at all. DS -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JC OConnell Sent: Thursday, 20 November 2008 9:03 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? 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 -- 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.
