I doubt that they sell any CV SLII lenses to put on this little lump of
plastic. I expect that they might sell a few of these bodies as a
backup. That crappy little zoom and the camera body sell for $150.00 as
a kit. So if the body is any good the lens is really crappy, or vice
versa.
Adam Maas wrote:
Note that's just a very slight variation of a camera they make for
certain other makers (The Nikon FM10 in particular). In fact it's just
a Ricoh KR-5sv with a different name silkscreened on the front and a
different top cap.
And they likely do make a decent amount off lens sales in K mount,
since they sell a number of K mount lenses (Including that crappy
35-70, the excellent CV SLII series and some others like the 100/3.5
macro and their 19-35 f3.5-4.5). But for the most part they're simply
taking advantage of an already running production line for a camera
that paid back its R&D costs in the 1980's (The Cosina SLR is a direct
descendant of the Yashica FX-3 and Nikon EM). This camera is primarily
marketed to photography students.
-Adam
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 9:37 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Cosina seems to make a nice profit selling cameras like the Voigtlander
VSL43 <http://www.mpex.com/browse.cfm/4,11241.htm>. I doubt they make a lot
of after market lens sales on that body. In fact the only reason I can see
to buy on is if you have a supply of used K mount lenses and don't trust the
used market.for cameras. (Personally I'd look for a nice lightly used MX,
but hey I'm a traditionalist).
John Francis wrote:
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 08:23:11PM -0800, John Poirier wrote:
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of a "digital Bessaflex". Cosina has
already demonstrated their cleverness in reworking basic bodies in
interesting ways.
[ . . . ]
The potential user base of classic lenses would be enormous.
That last sentence is probably the biggest argument against any such thing
(just as in the case of the putative M42 DSLR in the title of this
thread).
If the body isn't going to lead to additional sales of lenses (which are
usually significantly more profitable than the body) that means that the
way for the manufacturer to make money is by charging more for the body.
But the more the body costs the fewer people are likely to buy it.
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