Leica lenses arent better because they are leica, they are better because they are RF lenses with easier to deal with design parameters than SLR lenses, especially short focal length lenses. this new short registration micro 4/3 system ( its not an SLR) might give Leica a pain in the ass....
JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 5:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? On 11/21/08, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read somewhere that if one took the money equivalent of an M3 in > 1953 (the year it was introduced) and invested it into a very > conservative investment vehicle, that note would be worth many times > the cost of a used 1953 M3 (unless of course there was some > spectacular provenance involved). People complain about the cost of > older M bodies and lenses, but considering that with proper > maintenance they'll likely last forever, today's prices are pretty > fair. You can pick up a functional M3 right now for well under $1000US. I'd have to sell almost all my Pentax gear to get an M3 and a single 50mm lens. And sometimes I think I just might do that. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
