Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why not? Flange to sensor distance in the micro 4:3 standard will be 20mm. M system register is ca. 28 mm. There's plenty of room for an adapter. Even for an electronic one, maybe containing info about lens RF cam to send to a hypotetical electronic RF in the camera. I think this will be the basis of a new digital CL Ed > El 05/08/2008, a las 04:49, W. R. Smith escribi?: > > Looks promising, but.......one more advantage (for the mfg.) of the > micro four- thirds system is we can't use our LTM and M mount > lenses. We gotta buy new lenses. > > --- On Tue, 8/5/08, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> wrote: > > From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] A mini-digital M (!)? > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2:37 AM > > Apart from the Leica RF unit costs about ?400 as a replacement > part......... > > > On 5 Aug, 2008, at 08:20, Richard Man wrote: > >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08080501microfourthirds.asp >> >> A micro 4/3rd with half of the flange to film distance, meaning no >> space for a mirror box. DPreview think this necessitates an EVF or >> LCD focusing, me think this could also mean RF focusing! >> >> The Olympus E420 is ridiculously small, now half the body depth, put >> a Leica RF unit on top... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... >> >> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >> please use richard at imagecraft.com) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >