Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, Leica is a German company. Even if there are no future plans currently to build a full frame dM they would make lenses that will work on a full frame. Mostly because they have many hundred thousand cameras out there that could always use a new lens but also because, being German, you have to plan to eventualities. As to their lenses being bigger, the Zeiss offerings are already bigger so I don't think that will be an issue. Have you seen the size of the 4/3's lenses? A dM will be a petite wonder camera next to DSLR's. I hope that someone will create a very high quality P&S digital along the lines of the Nikon 35Ti. By very high quality I mean using a sensor at least APS-C size so noise will be naturally low as opposed to noise reduction low. A Rollei 35 size camera with a 35-40mm equivalent lens would make me very happy if I could use ISO 1600 with impunity. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 7/13/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > > On Jul 13, 2006, at 11:42 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > > > Leica Camera AG, Solms will be giving the lenses of the Leica > > rangefinder > > system a new code on the bayonet ring in future to enable the planned > > digital > > Leica M camera to recognize the lens type. The information on the > > lens that is > > being used helps the camera to optimize image quality. All lenses > > leaving > > the factory from July 1st, 2006 onwards will have the new coding, > > although they > > can still be fully used with the current analog cameras LEICA MP and > > LEICA > > M7 as well as classic models built after 1954. > > Usability with all M series cameras implies that new Leica lenses will > cover the entire 35 mm frame. Since we know that the new Digital M will > have a reduced size frame does this mean that a full frame digital > Leica is in the works? Conversely, if no full frame camera is planned, > Leica digital lenses will be more costly and bigger than their rivals > from camera companies with more frame size modest aspirations. Or is > Leica simply saying that they do not intend to introduce any new lenses > beyond those designed for film cameras at the present time and that the > six bit coding is the only modification that will be made for the > digital line. And what of Leicas membership in the 4/3 consortium? Is a > 4/3 camera in the works? > > As usual, Leica press releases raise more questions than they answer. > > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >