Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning Wulff wrote: >At 9:45 AM -0500 7/13/09, Chris Williams wrote: >>These new Micro 4/3rd cameras will soon take every type of lens out there! >> >>Cosina Voigtlander just announced K and F adapters for the Micro >>4/3rd. So anyone who puts the 85/1.4 Zeiss F on their E-P1, please >>share the photos! That has to look funny! >> >>Chris >>NOLA > > I might try to get the Konica AR adapter so I can put the 35mm/2.8 TS > Canon I had adapted to Konica in the 70's onto the G1. No combination > shall go untried. I had a couple of weeks @ home recovering from hernia surgery to do a little brainstorming, and came up with a vision for a Leica-R digital solution (all speculation, except for Leica's statements on this subject): Suppose Panasonic is developing a Mega 4/3 EVF camera, i.e., a full-frame EVIL camera than can use adapters to fit SLR lenses? Since there is no mirror the body could be thin enough to fit a huge variety of adapters: Leica-R, Nikon (all varieties), Olympus OM, EOS, Sony, Minolta (MF and AF), Konica AR, Canon FD, Pentax, Contax (N and RTS)... suppose further that the adapters convert the camera's electronic signals to mechanical action to operate apertures & screwdriver AF, and convert electronic AF and aperture signals as needed to the lens-specific protocol. Would this interest anyone? Imagine the sales volume (and pricing) vs. a body dedicated to Leica-R lenses. Perhaps this is the real reason the R10 was cancelled? Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com ? Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft? Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail