Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/22

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Subject: [Leica] 20d/d70/rd1
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (feli)
Date: Wed Jun 22 23:20:03 2005
References: <BEDF8233.228E4%telyt@earthlink.net>

On Jun 22, 2005, at 9:01 PM, Doug Herr wrote:

> To make lenses in C or N mounts with diaphragm and metering  
> functions (let's
> ignore AF for the moment) Leica either needs cooperation from C or  
> N, or
> they need to reverse-engineer the electronics.

The auto stop down in Canon/Nikon lenses isn't just a mechanical  
linkage?
Do they really need the electronics for that? Nikon/Canon's old  
manual focus
lenses are all mechanical...


feli


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Replies: Reply from leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] 20d/d70/rd1)
In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] 20d/d70/rd1)