Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux-R ?
From: "Jacques Bilinski" <jbilin@axionet.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 19:52:40 -0800
 
> 
> 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.
> 
>
The EOS lens mount is designed much more recently than other SLR lens
mounts and has a larger hole than all the others. I believe that lenses
like the 50mm f1 and 85f1.2 would not be practical for other SLRs.