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Pentax Film Project

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xmeda
xmeda Senior Member • Posts: 1,899
Re: Pentax Film Project
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There are these options:

A) They can try to create modern autofocus SLR which will be able to cooperate with latest KAF-4 DFA lenses and give users something that cameras like MZ-S or MZ-5 cannot. But then the result will be $1500+ camera that will have extremely hard times on market.

B) They can try to create some cheap simple manual focus manual exposure camera like updated MX that will require old lenses with aperture ring. That might cut the price to about $500 level. But the question is, who would buy it, when we already have tons of such cameras everywhere and they cost less than $50

And even if one wants some advanced camera like MZ-S or PZ-1, these are available on 2nd hand market with prices like $200-400 depending on condition.

Good luck..

I would rather like to see K3IV with articulating screen, larger buffer and maybe even that 40Mpix sensor from XT-5. And of course lenses. DA 8-16/4 WR, DFA*20/1.4, DFA*24/1.4, DFA*28/1.4, DFA*35/1.4.. and some telephoto like DFA*60-300/4 and DFA150-600. Why? To make this system competitive again a bit.

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