no new 135 SLR cameras, ever?

[rhmimac]

Or a better question: who would want to buy it? What makes classic Nikons and Canons so great is that they are reliable machines and not cheap Chinese crap. I think that's a better reason for not embracing that avenue.

You're right, I agree completely on the "classics" being build like tanks, but when I consider my 1992 F601 also "classic" (it has AF, yes), am I not allowed to call the plastic F65 "made in malaysia" also a classic anymore?
I wonder were the "classic" line is drawn nowadays.

I would embrace any new made midpriced film SLR from them now, made in China, like all cameras now, except for the high end pro stuff and Leica of course.

rhmimac

 

[MartinCrabtree]

I'd rather be condemned to buying old cameras than new Chinese stuff. I'm kinda tired of junk being shoved down my throat. Give me quality or keep the junk.

 

[clayne]

I'd rather be condemned to buying old cameras than new Chinese stuff. I'm kinda tired of junk being shoved down my throat. Give me quality or keep the junk.

Yep, tired of disposable landfill filling junk myself too. I'd rather not embrace low quality attempts or contribute to even more plastic timebombs.

 

[Pumal]

Recently I got 4 Contaflexes, 1 Icarex CBS, several Voightlanders, including a Bessamatic. My 'classics': Nikon F, Nikon F2, Nikon F3HP, Pentax Spotmatic, Pentax MX, Olympus Stylus Epic, Rollei 35, Contax TVS II, Minolta XD-11, etc

 

[Marvin]

I really enjoy the great autofocus and exposure systems on my N80 and N75 so a N85 or N80s would be nice. I think a nice new midrange film camera would be nice. We have high end F6 and low end FM10 but nothing for the midrange market.

 

[Pumal]

Sure we have: Nikon F4 or Nikon F-100

 

[waynecrider]

I really enjoy the great autofocus and exposure systems on my N80 and N75 so a N85 or N80s would be nice. I think a nice new midrange film camera would be nice. We have high end F6 and low end FM10 but nothing for the midrange market.

I agree on the N80 exposure system. It's really top level for the price point.

Here's a different view on the subject. Why not forget new bodies and re-manufacture the old lenses with some tweaks. The market for good legacy lenses is going up in price as the 4/3rd's people are buying them up. Then your going to have the Sony E mount come out and supposedly you'll be able to mount some legacy lenses. Then wait till the end of the year and Sony will come out with their interchangeable lens consumer video camera. And this list will go on, so I'm not worried about the bodies as much as the lenses at decent price levels. Already my cheap 135mm Super Takumar F2.5 is worth twice what I paid for it compared to KEH prices.