[Leica] Interesting

[feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)]

On Jan 18, 2005, at 10:51 AM, Dan Post wrote:

> Feli-
> Actually, the item that caught my eye was that the lens was NOT 
> stabilised! It was the sensor!
> The Minds at Minolta might have something! It seems silly to load a 
> lens with all sorts of hardware to move heavy glass elements when a 
> simpler system to move a lightweight sensor would be more energy 
> efficient and might operate more quickly.
> The downside is whether the platform for the sensor might be more 
> susceptible to impact damage, even from a minor 'bump'.
> Also- the system allows the use of older lenses and still lets one 
> have the advantage of stabilization.
> Interesting indeed!
> Dan

It looks like a good idea, although the report says that it works best 
with shorter
lenses (wide-100mm or 180mm). But still, a 2 stop advantage straight 
out of the box,
with any lens you can mount. Pretty neat.


feli


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