You can buy new Zeiss screwmount lenses, but they're very pricey and only a few are available. To me, a screwmount DSLR wouldn't be an entry level camera it would be a camera for a niche market of collectors and enthusiasts. Which means it would only come after all other markets have been exhausted. And it would be the product of a VERY minor player. Paul On Feb 20, 2007, at 8:15 PM, David Savage wrote:
> What would be the benefit to someone buying their first DSLR?. Don't > discredit the allure of AF too quickly. People new to photography > like AF, > and they like it a lot. > > Any M42 mount DSLR would only appeal to those who already own a lot > of M42 > lenses. So the limited market for it would either make it an extremely > expensive piece of kit, or very cheap & nasty. > > Also the inability buy a lens on demand is a big minus. Why scour > eBay & > the second hand stores for the lens you want when you can buy a > brand new > Canon, Nikon or Pentax AF lens? > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > At 09:41 AM 21/02/2007, you wrote: >> An M42 DSLR would not be old technology would it? >> The whole purpose of one would be to use the millions >> of quality M42 lenses in existance with the highest >> degree of technology possible with those lenses. I dont >> think that any new M42 lenses need to be produced, or that >> AF or lack of it, really matters whatsoever. Its to utilize the old >> manual focus M42 lensess already in existance. I do think >> it will happen eventually, because eventually the entire >> 35mm and smaller SLR formats will be nearly all digital and there >> are just way too many good auto aperture M42 lenses to ignore >> forever. >> BTW, If you actually prefer manual focussing for a lot of situations, >> and there are many who do, manual focus lenses are better >> than AF lenses for that application because Manual focus >> smoothness had to be seriously compromised to be able do AF in AF >> lenses. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of >> John Celio >> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:08 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ >> >> >> Although it would be pretty cool if it happened, I don't think an M42 >> dSLR >> has a snowball's chance in hell of being made. Why? Simple >> answer: old >> >> technology just doesn't sell well. Modern consumers want >> convenience, >> and >> as far as cameras go, that means full automation, including >> autofocus. >> Those of us with an appreciation for the past are too few in >> number to >> make >> an M42 dSLR camera profitable. >> >> And really, the bottom line here is "profitable." >> >> I could give more reasons, if you'd like, but don't take this as an >> "it's a >> stupid idea!" response. I think it'd be pretty cool, as I said, just >> not >> economically feasible. >> >> John >> >> -- >> http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260086611089 >>> >>> It seems the Pentax M42 quality lens market is still very strong and >>> getting even stronger lately. I have never seen one of these sell >>> for >>> over $400 until now. ( I bought my first one for $100 in '88 ) Could >>> you imagine what would happen to this SMCT market if somebody did >>> produce a auto aperture supporting M42 DSLR? >>> >>> jco > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
