Originally posted by Poit Assuming this rumour has credibility (which I'm not questioning one way or another), could someone please humour my ignorance to the Spotmatic / M42 lens system and explain, in modern parlance, what this camera might mean in terms of the myriad 'wishlists' for a new professional Pentax offering?
As I said, I have little knowledge of Spotmatic or M42 lens systems, and certainly don't own any legacy kit, so that is of little or no interest to me. What else about this are people saying "Oh THAT'S exciting"?
If true, this may be a significant rehearsal of the past; Pentax shows it's absolutely adamant about its legacy, not only its K-mount legacy, but also M42 legacy. That kind of persistency in the market, and being proud of it, is matched not by many, say Leica's values are similar.
So this isn't anything else but a firm and very imaginative reassurance that Pentax is serious about its past, and about its future too. The styling would be certainly different than anything out there and would turn heads. Pentax really needs something quite unusual, something that will fill people's minds with great memories and persistent values. I saw the MX-1 trying to reiterate the similar message. But to spread it farther, Pentax must utter it louder, so we need 'louder' body, 'louder' sensor and 'louder' lenses too.
This is in striking contrast with the world of Sony's NEX, or the m4/3 world, for example, where persistency and truer values are none.
In addition, reintroducing the name Takumar to its lens lineup can only mean one message — absolute best of the best, as it was before, and as it is now. It is almost Biblical.
Whatever it turns out to be, I admit, it is very imaginative and quite original. If rumour, the rumourmonger deserves a pint of ale.