Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm glad you saw the light, Paul!! ;-) Tina On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > The L-Mount alliance sounds like a great idea. I currently use the Sony > a7rii (42 mp) with Leica-M lenses, but I have to work through a third > party, adjustable mount, which is not easy to optimize for the correct > infinity stop and has no electronics that allow communications between the > body and lens. I am only interested in manual focus, so it works fine for > me, though I do miss the lens information encoding. Obviously AF would not > work with my system. Also, not all Leica M lenses are suitable for the > Sony due to ray angle. Getting rid of the issues I have faced should open > up the basic concept I've implemented to a much larger audience. I hope it > works for the participants. > > BTW, I was a long-time Canon shooter who, as it turned out, was in denial > about how good Leica glass was until Tina M. and I compared the images of a > couple of our lenses at one of the Golden Trout Workshops in the Sierras. > Thank you Tina (and Leica)! > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 8:47 PM Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > > L-Mount Alliance: Strategic cooperation between Leica Camera, Panasonic > > and Sigma > > > > One day before the official launch of photokina 2018, Leica Camera AG, > > Panasonic and Sigma announced a strategic partnership at the company's > > press conference. The "L-Mount Alliance" is an unprecedented way of > working > > together and will be particularly beneficial to the customers of the > three > > companies. It allows Panasonic and Sigma to use the L-mount standard > > developed by Leica for their own developments and thus also offer cameras > > and optics with this lens mount. Through the joint efforts of the three > > partners, the alliance will significantly contribute to the importance of > > the L-Mount standard for the world of photography > > > > Due to their numerous interchangeable components, system cameras allow a > > very flexible use and can be individually configured according to > > requirements. The bayonet is the most important interface, as the lens > has > > a significant impact on the imaging performance and therefore on the > final > > image quality. The strategic partnership between Leica, Panasonic and > Sigma > > will allow customers to use a wider range of cameras and lenses in the > > future without compromising on so far to have to specify individual > > manufacturers, because they use propriety bayonets. > > > > Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and majority > > shareholder, Leica Camera AG: "Photographers are extremely important for > > their chosen camera system. Particularly in the increasingly growing > market > > for mirrorless system cameras, there is an ever-increasing variety of > > different requirements on the part of the users. In order to be able to > > meet these requirements at short notice, we have decided to work together > > with renowned partners from the photographic industry. > > With > > > > Panasonic associates us with many years of partnership and trusting > > cooperation and their expertise in electronics is undisputed. Sigma is > also > > a respected company, which has established itself particularly in the > field > > of optical development and can offer a perfect complement to our existing > > L-Mount portfolio with its innovative products , We believe that together > > with our partners, we can achieve mutual and sustainable growth for all > our > > products. " > > > > Mr. Tetsuro Homma, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Panasonic > > Corporation, said: "Panasonic's focus has always been to revolutionize > the > > camera market and make photographers' lives easier, more advanced, and > more > > enjoyable. Our long-standing partnership with Leica has resulted in > > numerous high-performance, high-end digital cameras, combining Leica's > > leading optical technology with Panasonic's digital technologies. This > > partnership has enabled us to drive the development of excellent digital > > photography products. The L-Mount alliance with Leica and Sigma is a > prime > > example of the power of our collaboration. This alliance of strong > > companies will fundamentally change the future of the photography > industry. > > As a market challenger we always have the slogan 'Changing Photography' > > Driving innovation to meet the high expectations of professional > > photographers. Our partnership with Leica and Sigma will open up > additional > > business opportunities for our companies, but above all, it will continue > > to delight our customers in photography. " > > > > Mr.Kazuto Yamaki, Chief Executive Officer, SIGMACorporation: "As cameras > > evolve toward digital and mirrorless, user and system requirements have > > also changed. Currently, there is an almost overwhelming choice of > > different systems that, however, do not yet meet all the needs of users, > > especially in terms of extensibility and flexibility. SIGMA joins this > > alliance to develop mirrorless cameras that benefit from the short run. > As > > SIGMA seeks to develop high-quality and innovative high-performance > > products, this alliance will greatly enhance both the implementation and > > expandability of our camera system, significantly increasing the value to > > our customers. Leica is a great company and has been a major influence on > > photography for more than 100 years, and Panasonic is due to it proven > > developments market leader in many different areas. Combined with SIGMA's > > high quality, high performance and unique products, the L-Mount will > become > > an extremely attractive system for potential users. " > > > > About the L-Mount > > > > The L-Mount has been designed by Leica Camera to provide customers with a > > future-proof, flexible, rugged and precise bayonet that will meet even > the > > most demanding photographic needs Leica T, the L-mount has been > > continuously developed by Leica Camera and its partners, resulting in an > > improved and quasi-new L-mount technology. > > > > For the widest possible variety of products, the diameter of the L-mount > > was dimensioned at 51.6 millimeters, making it suitable not only for > > full-frame cameras but also for APS-C sensors. The small footprint of > only > > 20 millimeters allows for a small distance between optics and sensor, > > making lenses much more compact - particularly useful for wide angle > > development. To withstand even the heaviest loads and to guarantee > maximum > > safety for customers over many years of intensive use, camera bayonets > > become wear resistant Stainless steel and with four flange segments, > which > > prevents tilting and ensures a particularly firm and flat fit of the > lens. > > The standardized L-Mount contact strip ensures smooth communication > between > > the electronic components in the lens and the camera, including the > > possibility of firmware updates for lenses, in order to react to > technical > > developments and thus ensure full performance in the future. > > > > Currently, the Leica SL system in full format and the APS system with > > camera models Leica CL, TL2 and TLde use the lens mount. All the optics > of > > the different systems can be operated without restrictions and without > > adapters on all cameras - here is already one of the many advantages that > > customers have through the unified bayonet.In the near future, both the > > Leica CameraAG, as well as Panasonic and Sigma announce other products > > using the same standard. > > Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>