Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -- On Thu, 18 May 2000 22:08:38 Doug Richardson wrote: >"Takeshi Hashimoto" <hashimoto.takeshi@mailcity.com> wrote: > >>Would it not be more useful to have a Noctilux for the R series? > >I remember asking Ewin Puts that question a year ago when he was >lecturing at Solms. I've lost my notes, so am relying on my memory, >but I think he said that the R mount is not wide enough to cope with >an f1 lens. > >Regards, > >Doug Richardson > Considering that the M aperture is smaller, that's probably untrue, unless the mirror back-focus of the SLR requires a design with a considerably larger (diameter) rear element. I'm not sure whether the existing Noct design could fit and clear the mirror. Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com