The Pentax K1000 was for many years the preferred camera by many photography courses around the world in colleges and Universities because it was simple, no automation and rugged. Pentax stopped production a few times but had to resume again because of high demand.Hmm Why a 35mm SLR? There are plenty on the usedmarket so how many would buy new?
I really don't see a market here. Why not a 6X6 fixedlens ala Fuji's or a Retina 4....?
The Pentax K1000 was for many years the preferred camera by many photography courses around the world in colleges and Universities because it was simple, no automation and rugged. Pentax stopped production a few times but had to resume again because of high demand.
That demand is still there, I looked at a Chines K mount camera a year or so ago out of interest and the salesman said with the amount of film you use it wouldn't last 6 months.
There is still a demand, photography departments can't buy off ebay to fill their shelves, and Vivitar have an extremely good reputation for designing cameras and lenses and having them built to exacting standards.
Ian
That will depend on the specifications and criteria that Vivitar and Kodak specify.But will any lowpriced no fuss cheap camera reach the quality of the K1000? or the X700 for that matter?
I have worked for major corporations my whole career (in the US of A.) and I can tell you emphatically that they, Kodak workers who may lurk here, CANNOT post information regarding the corporation. They are strictly forbidden form doing so by the corporation. That's just the way it is. Accept it. Your support for Kodak and its product should not be contingent upon a Kodak employee posting here. They have excellent customer service by phone - call them!
... But, I would like to add that this should not preclude a designated Kodak top exceutive or assistant from being here to publicly take information from APUG and respond with a company answer, like a hot line on APUG. There are many ways that they could handle this if they wished.
The problem is that due to market changes, and heavy secrecy in the film mfg. area, it is difficult to set something like this up without having accidental disclosure of critical marketing or scientific plans or methods...PE
I work at a product development firm. A few weeks ago an industrial designer brought in an old Voightlander 35 mm. It is a mechanical masterpiece built by craftsmen. Too bad the design is so poor. However, it still works as it is all mechanical as does my K1000. The mechanical engineers felt sad thay willl never get the chance to build such an interesting contraption. This is due to the abiltiy in the past for crafstmen to adjust parts, file things or select different tolerances on parts and generally make such a device function perfectly. No way we can do that now with wages so high. Or can we?
I am off to a business trip to China tomorrow. I can tell you that China can hand build build anything to any quality you want and do it cheaper. For instance, building data projectors is still a hand building process. If selling Chinese built K1000 knock offs to a billion Chinese and Indian customers will keep 35 mm film alive I am all for it. With better materials and a huge market, a mechanical K1000 knock off marketed by Kodak could be just the medicine this art form needs.
I wonder how this 35mm SLR will differ from Kodak's previous 35mm SLR's? Any thoughts?
PJ
Many educators feel that a solid grounding in the fundamentals of traditional analog photography is an excellent base for learning digital. Knowing analog makes a person a better digital photographer. Therefore there is continued interest in teaching analog photography. I concur with this thinking.
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