Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ditto in my response. Very good point though. Frank - -------Original Message------- From: bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> Sent: 06/27/03 10:26 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] R8/R9 Digital Back announced > > Good point - I guess I focus at or even vaguely near infinity so infrequently (or beyond 10 feet for that matter :-) )that I ignored that obviously problem. Ah well.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Douglas Herr Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:17 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] R8/R9 Digital Back announced bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > There is one thing I don't get in all this - If the rear lens > element must be further from the digital sensor than it must > be from the film plane of the Leica M, and if what we're > talking about is creating the same sort of Digoflex for the M > that Leica is creating for the R, why can't this Digoflex > simply consist of a bottom and back unit similar to > that being created for the R, with the sensor mounted at the > correct distance from the lens rear element? Are you suggesting this for a camera that can use existing M lenses? Infinity focus comes to mind.... it could certainly work with lenses that were re-designed so that the exit pipil would be farther away from the film plane but the size and weight of these lenses would be much like SLR lenses. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html