Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:28 PM 3/31/98 +0100, you wrote: >I was wondering. Why is not possible to make >a f1.0 lens for the R camera, or is it? Has it anything >to do with the greater distance between the back of the >lens and the shutter? Or would it just be to expensive. >Probably a combination of both. Focusing would be inaccurate. You need a rangefinder to focus a 50mm 1.0 lens good enough to be reliable. I suppose they could make a custom screen for the R8 that is optimized for f/1.0. A split image rangefinder (simulated, I know) or microprism, but then focusing would be less accurate at smaller apertures unless one changed the screen. Not an elegant solution. And the lens would be massive! I know it can be done, Canon's done it for over 10 years. It's a matter of why Leica thinks they shouldn't. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Microwave: Signal from a friendly micro...