The Bessa R2 and the discontinued OM-2000 use the same base mechanics, but the
flange-to-film distance is 20.2mm different (Leica m=27.8mm, OM=48mm), as the
Bessa is a rangefinder camera. The OM-2000 also has the mechanics of the
mirror and pentaprism. Not withstanding those issues, Cosina is also using the
same chassis to make their new, M42 Pentax-screw Bessamatic SLR.
yawn yawn.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Fall 2005 news flash: Cosina introduces the new, Bessamatic-chameleon 10
Megapixel DSLR. This new camera, based on the very successfuly Bessa-R-digital
is a new digital SLR camera with interchangable lens mounts. The base camera
comes with the M42 mount. Also offered are Canon FD, Nikon F, Olympus OM,
Pentax K and Yashica/Contax. The camera is priced at $1,250, with additional
lens mounts at $79.99 each. . . . . . . .
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!
(My wife just pinched me and I woke up!)
Whew! What a nightbare as I sold most of my OM lenses last year in 2004.
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>Subject: [OM] Cosina/Espon digital RF
> From: Andrew Dacey <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:48:34 -0400
> To: Olympus Mailing List <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Okay there's been a lot of discussion of this over on the Voigtlander list.
>Personally, I'm glad to see someone is stepping in and making a more
>traditional mechanical style digital camera.
>
>To keep some of this more on topic, where Cosina is doing the OEM work for
>the body and has also made an Olympus body (the OM-2000), who'd like to see
>an OM-mount version of this? I believe it's built off the same body as the
>Voigtlander RF's which (I believe) is the same body as was used for the
>OM-2000, et al.
>
>http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2004/Epson/
>
>Andrew "frugal" Dacey
>frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>http://www.tildefrugal.net/
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