Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But a 21mm will become a 42mm equivalent FOV. Then again, a 90 Summicron will become a 180 F2, but focusing would probably be an issue. Tom On Aug 7, 2008, at 3:30 PM, H&ECummer wrote: >> Hello Luggers, > If you look at the specs for the Micro 4/3rds system in the dpreview > article M lenses would easily fit on the camera via an adaptor > ( upon which I am sure some Chinese entrepreneur is already > diligently working in his Shanghai garage). With live view you would > have no parallax framing problems and could view 100% of the image. > I know, I know, this is no substitute for the traditional > rangefinder viewfinder but it could prove useful and entertaining to > use. And if the micro body were, say, US$1000, it could satisfy the > desire for a digital CLE without cannibalizing M8 sales (too much - > maybe - since the cheap camera won't have the traditional > rangefinder viewfinder). The numbers - 4/3rd Micro flange back > distance - 20mm (M flange back distance 27.95mm - lots of room for > an adaptor). 4/3rd Micro Lens mount diameter 44mm (M mount 40mm - > again lots of room to fit in any M lens. In my opinion the deal > breaker will be how good the EV viewfinder is. That was a very bad > part of the original Panasonic LC1 / Leica Digilux 2 which was > otherwise a very capable and easy to use camera (in good light). > Food for thought - isn't it? > Howard > (hot on Pender Island today) > > >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:44:38 -0400 >> From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com> >> Subject: [Leica] Micro FourThirds >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08080501microfourthirds.asp#press >> >> I found the naming a bit interesting. Nothing "micro" about a shorter >> flange distance, smaller lens mount, or two more contact points. >> Maybe >> it just sounds photoish like Micro-Nikkor. They should have called >> it HD >> FourThirds. The HD for Half Distance but people would have assumed it >> meant High Definition (and who in their right mind doesn't want >> that)! >> >> OTOH, make a camera with a four thirds chip that looks and handles >> like >> this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_CL or this >> http://www.contaxcameras.co.uk/gseries/gseries.asp and you can call >> it >> whatever you want. I'm sold already. Olympus or Panaleica certainly >> know >> how to make small, high performance, fast primes. >> >> Please don't make us rely on Live View for framing. I don't want a >> glorified P&S. I want an optical viewfinder, although the rangefinder >> can be electronic (i.e. LED). >> >> DaveR > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information