[Leica] no more R9 and R lenses

[summicron at comcast.net (Frank F. Farmer)]

On Mar 5, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Akhil Lal wrote:

> I am expecting that the r10 will use electronic coupling between the  
> body and the new line of lenses, in the manner pioneered by the EOS  
> system, and as used in the S2. In that case it is difficult to see  
> how the electronic contacts in the R10 will be able to couple to the  
> mechanical linkages in current R lenses. One possiblity is that  
> leica will build into the R10 a parallel mechanical system of cams  
> and feelers for use with legacy lenses.

Isn't that what Nikon did with the F4?  It was one of the few AF  
cameras that could use the older AI-S lenses with the new matrix meter  
because, as I understand it, it had mechanical coupling for the older  
lenses in addition to the electronic contacts for the newer  lenses.   
I could be wrong.  Of course, I believe the mechanical coupling was  
ultimately dropped because of cost in later models.

Frank Farmer
Jackson, Miss.