Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:50 PM 4/21/96 -0700, you wrote: >>Where the Contax does provide a valuable pointer is in the future for an >>autofocus Leica fully compatible with the M >>system. Remove the need to move a viewing system, and only the film plane >>and shutter need to shunt. For technical I don't think the Leica M will ever go that way. Remember the cool reception of the M5? It was partly due to size. If they were to add this system to the M camera, it would be HUGE! Have you seen pictures of the AX? It's bigger than the RTSIII. Even if you don't have to move the mirror and prism, you have to move the meter as well as shutter and film plane, and you have to put the rails for the "moveable" parts to move on, driven by an ultrasonic motor, which will need space too. And with an external attachment to focus, the M loses a major advantage over SLRs, size. I can see this being added to the R series. It's never going to be added to the M system is my bet. Eric Welch Grants Pass Daily Courier