OT: New Seagull manual-focus Minolta DSLR

Make sure you click the shutterbox link at the bottom of the page :)
 
It's actually something of a pity that it's an April Fool's Day article. That's a DSLR I'd actually be interested in buying... :)

William
 
I just bought a Chinese camera. New Fun 35. The instructions are:

Point the camera at the subject. Press the button. Wind the film.

Great. Why can't Leica write short instructions like that?

€2.50 disposable.
 
wlewisiii said:
It's actually something of a pity that it's an April Fool's Day article. That's a DSLR I'd actually be interested in buying... :)

William

Same here! I sooooooo wanted it to be true! :(

Oh dear!

Ian :)
 
There would be a huge market for C-V to make a simple DSLR based on their VSL-43 in a bunch of traditional MF mounts - Minolta, P-K, M42, Canon FD, etc.
 
http://elefoto.hp.infoseek.co.jp/SEAGULL/index.html

They got the picture for the camera from here. The camera is acturally ture in the form of a Film SLR. (But I never saw it in Hong Kong or South China, cause there no people selling brand new Seagull)

I wouldn't cost around 40,000 yen, that's about $3000 HKD. I think I would buy it if it is half the price, if I need a SLR.

Cheers




Will
 
The original film camera sold, variously as a Seagull or Phoenix, was designed by Luigi
Colani who designed the Canon T90 as well as numerous concept cameras for Canon.
A very...organic design.

At least that much is for real--the film camera DOES exist. And I really wish Fuji would buy Leica.

Fred
 
Funny thing is a simple D camera like this is feasible, although it would need an APS-C size sensor at least to be usable with old manual lenses.
PL
 
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