Digital photography

Yes.

And that's why.

Camera manufacturers aren't interested in what you want, they are interested in what you'll buy.

They know that if you want the look and feel of something traditional then the best way to make money from you isn't to give you the simple camera you want to buy cheaply, it's to make you aspire to/lust after the likes of the Fuji X100 or Leica M9 etc.

I doubt we will ever see a new camera coming out with an m42 or Pentax K mount for exactly the same reason. The manufacturers would far rather you be tied into their brand of lens or at least have to buy an adaptor to use m42 and PK mount lenses.

Maybe some day cameras will be like PCs and you'll be able to buy the sensor you want and the shutter you want and save some money by getting a rubbish screen or mising it out and then getting your geeky mate to put it together for you.

ha, i know i was only joking.

it doesn't make good business sense to produce a camera for an obselete lens mount, even i can see that.