Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A. Lal wrote: >>> IMO, it's only a matter of time until the big two- C & N - phase out their OVF SLRs and go over to full frame EVF bodies able to accept legacy lenses. The production cost advantages of removing the expensive optical system are too great to ignore. Sony has already gone down this path. <<< I agree. One disadvantage the M has is the narrow throat of the M mount. With the longer Visoflex lenses this causes mechanical vignetting. It may be somewhat less a problem on the New M that with an old Visoflex because the constricted plane is closer to the image plane. 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