Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Where is all this coming from???? Did it spill over from a Nikon or Canon users group list? That's where it belongs. - -----Original Message----- From: Ruralmopics@aol.com [mailto:Ruralmopics@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:10 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] God, no Canon vs. Nikon... Canon needed to change their mount. It was a pain in the neck and quite limiting, really. Bob (some things need to change) McEowen In a message dated 11/30/99 9:08:03 AM, peterk@lucent.com writes: >Eric, its partially true. A larger opening/lens mount provides more space > >for things like electrical contacts. Minolta changed theirs when they >came > >out with the Maxxum for technical reasons as documented in Sam Kusumoto's > >autobiography (he was the President at the time, I have a copy of this >book > >if you are interested.) Canon did it because their FD mount was passe. > >Nikon thought it would provide a sort of investment protection, but the > >limited diameter is problematic since you have to constantly look backward > >(for compatibility) to advance forward. Minolta and Canon avoided MF lens > >compatibility issue by changing mounts entirely. Smart move!