[Leica] R lens option for dSLR

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

I recently mentioned that I took note of a new camera from Samsung which is
a very compact camera  (NX10) meant presumably to compete against the new
crop of Olys and Panas. It has an APS-C 14.6Mp CMOS sensor (which means that
mFT lenses wouldn't be suitable) and a huge AMOLED screen on the back as
well as a built in EVF.
I just read that Novoflex have announced a series of adaptors for them
including Leica R
I'm just sayin'

(M won't be possible owing to the flange distance which is longer than that
of the mFT cameras).

RAA (Rabs Acronym Appendix):
Samsung; a progressive Korean electronics manufacturer who also co-operate
with Pentax.
NX10; a new MILC (Mirrorless Interchangable Lens Camera) aka EVIL. It is
tiny! The sensor size is similar to the Nikon D300 class.
Oly and Pana, those other guys selling buckets of new clever cameras for a
lot more money than normal dSLRs (here the NX10 price is around half of that
from Oly and Pana).
APS-C (sensor) a popular dSLR sensor class that typically produces a crop
factor of around 1.5x
14.6Mp CMOS; a popular sensor type that contains a plethora of pixels and
may support LiveView. 23.4 x 15.6 mm in this case
mFT; micro four thirds format popularised by Oly and Pana
AMOLED; Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode, a new superior screen
type that is MUCH brighter and clearer than conventional LCDs while using
less power. The S2 has a tiny one.
EVF; Electronic Viewfinder, something you have when you can't afford or fit
a Leica viewfinder in your design ;-)
Rabs; A New York based pro photographer who is known to be less than fond of
mFT sensor sizes.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman