Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] R10 in development
From: red735i at earthlink.net (red735i@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Sep 22 20:20:45 2008

Let's not get too excited, yet.  Lens vignetting can be caused by at least 2 
sources... one is that the image circle of the optical lens design will not 
cover the required sensor to the required "accuracy".  the second is that 
the internal anti-reflection dampers limit the image circle.  In a well 
designed lens, the anti-reflection dampers purposefully limit the image 
circle so that you do not get internal reflections, limiting contrast.  ( 
the last Hasselblad lenses had an update that did precisely this.  The CFi 
lenses are CF lenses with improved internal dampening.)

Until we are TOLD which lenses would work, you can do your own estimation, 
calculation, or guess.  But no parties, until the final words come from 
Solms.

Frank



There will be an adapter in  
>the meantime for using R lenses on the new S mount, but this will come  
>later.
>
>Charlie

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