Theres more M42 lenses in circulation than Leica will ever make. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? More to the point: The Leica M-bayonet lens mount has been in current production on lenses since 1953 by its original vendor. The Practika- Pentax screw mount for auto-iris lenses has been obsoleted, effectively, for over thirty years even though a couple of third-party vendors still make lenses in this mount. As I said in a previous email: Ain't gonna happen. G On Nov 20, 2008, at 1:34 PM, John Celio wrote: > Leica is an exception, but for good reason: their M system is used > primarily by professionals and wealthy amateurs who are more concerned > with status symbols than convenience. Also, if I recall correctly, > Leica has been on the brink of bankruptcy for ages. They're not > exactly > a good example of old tech turning a big profit. -- 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.
