On 9/22/05, Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are 9 400 000 KM and M lenses manufactured. There are not 9 400 000 in > use. > Hardly anything made 30 years ago in current use.
interesting. i guess all my K and M lenses aren't that useful... > In addition to this fact, almost all K and M lenses are focal length and lens > types hardly > anyone want or buys these days. I'm afraid that 135mm, 28mm, 35mm and even > 24mm > lenses, aren't very popular unless they are very fast. even more interesting. i guess, the most popular should be 600/4 everyone seems to be buying these days? > There are in fact more Canon FD lenses made than Pentax K and M lenses. In > addition > they are more "desireable" because Canon sold more to the pros. Still, theres > zero > demand for an FD mount Canon DSLR. God, these Canon people must be stupid! i think the explanation is quite simple: they are better off selling dslrs *and* new lenses at the same time. i am pretty sure that once the initial dslr market saturates, there will be FD and M42 DSLRs. not neccessarily made by canon. witness epson leica-mount digital RF. > You do the fatal mistake of equaling you estotetric, (lunatic) fringe > interest with interest of > the average buyers. to make a profitable product, you don't have market to average. you just have to have enough interested buyers. if someone makes a dslr body available with a number of mounts (AI, FD, K, m42...), it may become profitable without being marketed for either morons or professionals. perhaps not now, perhaps in a few years. it's just plain stupid to let a significant chunk of market made of enthusiasts go completely ignored. there must be some good money there. > There is no revenue for supporting obsolete equipment made 30 years ago. tell that to hasselblad, leica and linhof. yes, and cosina, of course. > They make > 120 000 DSLR's a year. If the feature cost $10 a body then its 1 200 000 out > of the > window. so it makes it a tie if they increase their sales numbers by as little as 1%! > Because hardly anyone is using 30 year old stuff. Just like hardly anyone are > using 30 > year old hi-fi equipment. Those who do, do it BECAUSE it is old and they have > rarely any > interest in compatibility with new equipment. looks like JCO VIRUS IS CONTAGIOUS. > > Pål mishka
