Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Im not sure I equate the size difference for the same reason.... The Leica lens is smaller than an SLR lens because they do not need all the SLR stop down lens stuff and the lenses for WA do not require the retrofocus design complexity. The digital lens design only need to cover a target "film" area of smaller than 24x36 mm.....so they can be made smaller, and as an adjunct of that same smaller target, the penta prism can be made smaller and lighter.... thus a lighter overall design...... Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html