The big problem with a 110-sized DSLR is that small sensors suck. End
of story.
Paul
On Nov 21, 2008, at 4:03 PM, John Celio wrote:
More demand for Auto110 lens usage than M42?
Shirley,You cant be serious.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
It actually has nothing to do with the lenses and everything to do
with
size.
These days, consumers want small, smaller and smallest. Back in 2002,
when I started selling cameras, people were amazed at how small the
little digital P&S cams were, but still wanted something smaller ("I
want pocket-size" was something we heard a lot). When the Pentax
Optio
S came out, we sold boatloads of them because it really was pocket
sized, and nothing else came close.
dSLRs follow the same trend, as can be seen in the Km/K2000, the
latest
Rebels and the smaller Olympus bodies. Then you have Micro 4/3rds,
which is even smaller yet (though whether you can call them SLR
cameras
is debatable, IMO).
I would bet real money that if you had an M42 dSLR and an Auto110 dSLR
and presented them to consumers, the latter would sell like hotcakes
while the former would sell maybe a crate and then rot in a warehouse
somewhere. Consumers (that is, the people who actually provide the
profits that keep companies afloat, as opposed to enthusiasts like
yourself who mostly spend money on used equipment) will not buy a
large
camera that lacks modern conveniences. I will admit that the Auto110
also lacks features, but it would be much easier to add autofocus, for
instance, to a bayonet-based lens system compared to a threaded
system.
My point is, using the Auto110 as a basis for a new dSLR would make an
awful lot more sense than M42 for reasons of size, convenience, size,
cost and size. Did I mention size?
Neither camera will likely ever exist, though. There are not enough
people who would buy an M42 camera, and Pentax probably doesn't have
the
funds to ressurrect Auto110 on a gamble that it might make money.
Note to Pentax: if you do ever make an Auto110 camera, I want
credit. ;)
John Celio
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