Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:18 AM 25-07-97 -0400, Richard Clompus, OD wrote: >Dear Fellow LUGnuts, > >When Leica Solms gets around to putting together a new R9, due to improved >mirrors, coatings and pentatprism technology - they should use a pellicle >mirror like Canon has done. I know everyone will think Leica copied Canon - >but I'm sure Leica would add some tricks they have up their collective >sleeves. > >Why do SLRs have to have a mirror that flaps? It was a good idea when the >internal viewfinder needed all the light it could get. But today's >technology points to a permanently fixed mirror with the light divided >between the viewfinder, meter and the film. > [snip] Isn't light loss to the film plane a problem? Dan C.