Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/30

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Subject: [Leica] R10 Question....
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Tue Sep 30 08:28:16 2008
References: <380-220089230151351172@M2W012.mail2web.com>

Maybe, yet they designed three AF OIS lenses for pana, each with the 
aperture ring
Not wanting to build up on new rumours though phx.

wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:

>Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Has anyone even heard a rumor ( heaven forbid a fact should show up
>>so early on this product) that the R10 will offer AF using present,
>>MF lenses?  Scheme conceptually like the Contax AX camera.... 
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>I have not heard this anywhere else.  IMHO it's more likely the R10 will
>work with new AF-R lenses, and allow the use of exisiting R lenses with
>focus confirmation.  I would not be surprised if the AF-R lenses are much
>like the S lenses: weather-sealed, no aperture ring.
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>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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