I wasnt discussing price, but if you already have the lenses or want to buy high quality M42 lenses, the higher cost of the body is offset in the system context because the lenses are much lower cost ( or no extra cost if you already have them ) than brand new or recent pentax or canon or nikon lenses in most cases.
Yes, low production, high cost electronics items are "rare" but still do exist. None of my audio gear for example, is mass produced but I still got them. Look at full frame DSLRs or the new Leica digital RF. I would not expect a M42 DSLR to be as cheap as a K100D of course. jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ At 10:41 AM 21/02/2007, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >I guess you just dont understand,this would NOT >be for a beginner or someone who wants to buy >lenses off the shelf, this is for someone who >already has or wants to use M42 manual focus >lenses IN PARTICULAR. No, I understood. That's why I said "Any M42 mount DSLR would only appeal to those who already own a lot of M42 lenses" > It wouldnt be for those >other cases at all. I think you are trying >generalize to much, no camera does it all >or is for everyone, and a M42 DSLR would just >be another specific camera designed to do >a specific thing. The thing is the market for one would be so small a niche, the cost of one will be very high. And high cost, low volume is rare in (electronics) manufacturing in this day and age. Cheers, Dave >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >David Savage >Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:15 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ > > >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 -- 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
