Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alex Brattell wrote: > > Alan Ball wote: > > I would thus be delighted for example if Leica announced its intention to > go on supporting the M mount for future digital developements: very high > res 24x36 sized CCDs would make very good usage of the optical qualities of > the M lens range and it would be a nice way to protect current customer > investments.................. > > That was one of my questions when I bought Leica M lenses - will they be > useable on future digital bodies? > I was told that yes, they would. Because I wanted to buy the stuff anyway, I > believed it. I've got a theory that M lenses are potentially more future-proof than other lenses as far as digital is concerned. The reason is that on a digital camera the SLR mirror is redundant. You can get TTL viewing without a mirror via the CCD and a display. Therefore any future professional digital camera outfit is more logically based on a lens system with small mount to film distance. Digital technology may turn the M system into an SLR system, or at least a dual viewing system. Maybe one day there will be a 300mm M lens. - -- Chris Bitmead http://www.ans.com.au/~chrisb mailto:chrisb@ans.com.au