Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/03

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Subject: [Leica] Leica modifying M-mount for digital M?
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Sat Jun 3 19:23:16 2006
References: <6.2.5.6.2.20060603092236.02d84678@screengang.com> <4cfa589b0606030933x5334dbe4p4ae803d5ec7a7dab@mail.gmail.com> <4481D297.3010607@gmx.de> <p0623090ac0a79f54ea06@[10.0.1.3]>
 
On Jun 3, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Richard S. Taylor wrote:

> The possible need to code old lenses raises the possibility that the 
> projected framelines  could be electronic (e.g., LEDs) designed to 
> both change size and position as the lens is focused.  It could also 
> mean one frame per lens and wouldn't that be nice?
>
> Backward compatibility could be retained by keeping the current cam 
> system and bringing up both frames for unadapted lenses (assuming the 
> adaptation rumor is real) as is done now.
>
> You heard it first here!   ;-))
>
> Dick
> Boston MA
>

Much like ROM R lenses.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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