Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The lens mount is standardized, as, I believe are the contacts. The sensor is standardized. The whole point is to be able to swap lenses and accessories. Obviously the big question is whether manufacturers are going to simply 'sign on' and do nothing, or sign on and really do something with this. And an equally important question is whether, in the long term, Kodak and Olympus engineers can reduce the noise despite the smaller sensor size. The first real look at an answer may come later this year in the form of a next generation E-1 with an 8-10? Mgp count. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard S. Taylor Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:56 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Interview re. Leica-Olympus-Panasonic menage I agree. It sure looks like the mount is standardized, though it doesn't say so explicitly. A 4/3 Leica would be a rather fat rangefinder camera with a non-M mount. The system looks optimized for the DSLRs. >And yet the little Flash show at that website displays a diagram with >little arrows going everying showing how "Lens A" will fit on "Camera >B" and vice versa. > >-dan c. > >At 01:57 PM 12-02-05 +0100, Didier Ludwig wrote: >>Karen >>I have read that page too and was just simplifying when i said only >>the sensor is standardized. The diameter of the mount is standardized, >>BUT NOT the mount itself, though Sigma is offering some Olympus 4/3 >>mount lenses. Proprietary mounts from other manufacturers are >>explicitely not excluded. Didier >> >>>Bzzz... The "The Four Thirds System standardizes the diameter of the >>>lens mount, the size of the image circle, the flange-focal distance, >>>and more." See: >>><http://www.four-thirds.org/en/index_01.htm>http://www.four-thirds.or >>>g/en/ >index_01.htm >>>Cheers, >>>Karen >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information