No, the supply of old M42 lenses is huge. The market for them is small. If the market was so huge someone would have made a M42 DSLR by now.
And given the rise of the Yen, shrinking DSLR sale profits & general global economic difficulties, we're not going to see one anytime soon if at all. DS -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JC OConnell Sent: Thursday, 20 November 2008 9:03 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? M42 lens market is huge, not tiny! JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Celio Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? The closest you will ever get to an M42 dSLR is a K2000/Km with an m42 adaptor. There is zero chance that any manufacturer would make a low-profit camera to use no-profit used lenses that have been around for decades, and which probably won't work well with a digital sensor anyway. There is such a tiny market for this that I can't see any reputable manufacturer trying to fill it. John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
