Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] M8 alternative? --- why not wait?
From: telyt at earthlink.net (telyt@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Sep 18 13:20:19 2006
 
> Simply scaling down a full frame 35mm lense to 4/3 size would yield a
lens with the 
> same speed and angle of view but one eighth the volume and weight.  

And also a scaled-down distance from the rear element to the sensor,
meaning no change in the angle of incidence.


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