Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/31/05 3:42 PM, Thinkofcole@aol.com at Thinkofcole@aol.com wrote: > > _stevme@earthlink.net_ (mailto:stevme@earthlink.net) says on the Mug site > that he found a report on Jancology.com that Canon will take over Leica > Camera > A.G. --regards, bob cole > > > > > http://jancology.com/blog/archives/2005/12/28/leicanon.html > If true, new Leica lens designs most likely would have enough mirror clearance for full-frame EOS cameras. Two possible scenarios come to mind based on this assumption: 1) The R bodies and R-mount lenses are discontinued (think of what happened to the FD-mount system). Under this scenario there will be no more new lens designs for existing R cameras. 2) New Leica lenses will be available in R and EOS mounts, and because of the EOS mirror clerance spec will be upgradable (I use this word deliberately) to 3-cam for the Leicaflex SL. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com