Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger & Michael: If they come out with an R9 AF within a year, there are going to be some very angry people. Me, for one. Mike Blanchot, Leica rep in So Cal, said Leica toyed with Contax style AF a decade ago, but decided that moving the film plane rather than the internal element that normally controls focus, made conpromises in the image quality that were unacceptable to Leitz. Is this logical?? If it is, consider how a view camera focuses. If the R9AF is true, I sure hope they improve on the Contax's stuttering design, though I give contax credit for pushing into new ground. Donal Philby