Yeah, M42 lenses can do FF digital! (24x36mm). JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PN Stenquist Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? The big problem with a 110-sized DSLR is that small sensors suck. End of story. Paul On Nov 21, 2008, at 4:03 PM, John Celio wrote: >> More demand for Auto110 lens usage than M42? >> Shirley,You cant be serious. > > I am serious, and don't call me Shirley. > > It actually has nothing to do with the lenses and everything to do > with > size. > > These days, consumers want small, smaller and smallest. Back in 2002, > when I started selling cameras, people were amazed at how small the > little digital P&S cams were, but still wanted something smaller ("I > want pocket-size" was something we heard a lot). When the Pentax > Optio > S came out, we sold boatloads of them because it really was pocket > sized, and nothing else came close. > > dSLRs follow the same trend, as can be seen in the Km/K2000, the > latest > Rebels and the smaller Olympus bodies. Then you have Micro 4/3rds, > which is even smaller yet (though whether you can call them SLR > cameras > is debatable, IMO). > > I would bet real money that if you had an M42 dSLR and an Auto110 dSLR > and presented them to consumers, the latter would sell like hotcakes > while the former would sell maybe a crate and then rot in a warehouse > somewhere. Consumers (that is, the people who actually provide the > profits that keep companies afloat, as opposed to enthusiasts like > yourself who mostly spend money on used equipment) will not buy a > large > camera that lacks modern conveniences. I will admit that the Auto110 > also lacks features, but it would be much easier to add autofocus, for > instance, to a bayonet-based lens system compared to a threaded > system. > > My point is, using the Auto110 as a basis for a new dSLR would make an > awful lot more sense than M42 for reasons of size, convenience, size, > cost and size. Did I mention size? > > Neither camera will likely ever exist, though. There are not enough > people who would buy an M42 camera, and Pentax probably doesn't have > the > funds to ressurrect Auto110 on a gamble that it might make money. > > > Note to Pentax: if you do ever make an Auto110 camera, I want > credit. ;) > > John Celio > > -- > http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > > -- > 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. -- 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. -- 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.
