This could drive up the cost of your old 35mm manual focus lenses

[Yashicano Alemán]

Nah, true auto focus can only be achieved by very self centric people....

BTW, just love your sig, Felinik (if only it weren't so darn true...)

 

[grahamp]

What is old is new again... The 35mm (on 35mm full frame) was always popular.

 

[Lauris]

Not to thread hijack, but...
As I get back in to photography and dusted off the spotmatic, as I search for info to pick up a couple more lenses, I notice that m42 is awful popular with the people who mount real lenses on digital cameras. Is this driving up prices enought that I should think about something different for my slr needs?

Spelling edits, too late at night to think about grammar

 

[Fixcinater]

Lauris-

Just look for the M42 lenses outside of eBay/online retailers. They're common, and easy to find in good shape, you just have to be patient.

 

[removed-user-1]

I notice that m42 is awful popular with the people who mount real lenses on digital cameras. Is this driving up prices enought that I should think about something different for my slr needs?

Sorry this reply is so lengthy... There are still great deals out there on these lenses. I am a huge fan of m42 lenses, have been ever since a pro photographer I used to know gave me a Spotmatic many years ago. So, I have a Pentax m42 bellows and adapters that will let me put it on either my Nikon or my wife's Canon EOS (35mm). As a result I'm always on the lookout for lenses that will fit, and I've found them in some interesting places. Large antique malls - the sort that have many individual vendor booths - often have at least one vendor who deals in cameras and there are almost always a few screw mount items there. I found a Novoflex 105mm bellows lens for $25 this way, and also a complete Pentax S2 Super kit with two 55mm and one 135mm Super-Takumar lenses for $75. Also, if there is a "real" camera store near you, the kind with "junk" bins, it's worth it to have a thorough look - I've found some nice lenses this way as well, including a very nice Super-Lentar 35mm f/2.8 for $5. Finally, check local Craigslist ads and your local Goodwill (also check shopgoodwill.com) because these things turn up there all the time and often go for a fraction of their value. Finally, some people are literally giving them away: the college where I teach recently received in donation a nearly-pristine, working perfectly, Pentax Spotmatic with a Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8.

 

[Lauris]

Thanks, both!