Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 9:55 AM -0500 05.2.12, Richard S. Taylor wrote: >I agree. It sure looks like the mount is standardized, though it >doesn't say so explicitly. A 4/3 Leica would be a rather fat >rangefinder camera with a non-M mount. The system looks optimized >for the DSLRs. The lens registration distance of the fourthirds system (38.67mm) is significantly greater than the M distance (27.80mm). This unfortunately means that you can't modify M/LSM lenses with an adapter and use them on a four-thirds body. But you could easily use Leica R, Nikon F, or practically any full-size SLR lens on the little digital bodies. I've been playing with the numbers here: http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/Lens-adapters.html Although BD never heard me say this, I think the little Olympus' are improving with each iteration. I hope other manufacturers jump on the bandwagon soon. Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ --