Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/21

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Subject: [Leica] M9 Internal IR-Cut filter make the camera fragile to use?
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:05:42 +0000
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PMFJI again, but it is perhaps worth mentioning that Canon changed the EOS 
mount electronics several times without telling 3rd party lens 
manufacturers. This resulted in owners having to return lenses to their 
manufacturer for modification to match. Until then they perhaps did not 
function at all. They did the same with flash control.
What this means to me is that the onus is on the lens manufacturer, not 
Leica, to make -their- customer happy. Why should Leica bust a gut to make 
profit for Zeiss or Cosina???
IMHO.
Frank

On 22 Dec, 2009, at 06:46, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

> Dante,
> 
> You assume that Leica designed the M8/9 with extra memory for additional 
> features.  Leica has already admitted that there is very little space for 
> this type of upgrade, at least in the M8, which does not look well for 
> additional space in the M9, assuming they made the same design decisions.  
> Granted since the M9 has this for their lenses, you could say there is 
> room for other manufactures lenses.  But then nobody else does this, so 
> why would Leica do it?  I would not hold my breath waiting for this.
> 
> Gene



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