Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder if the 'new' Cosina camera with rangefinder will do this... interesting idea! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: David Morton <dmorton@journalist.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Cc: <dmorton@journalist.co.uk> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: LEM/NIK or LER/NIK > Dr. Joseph Yao wrote: > > > Nikon AF cameras will confirm correct focus when it 'sees' a sharp > > image, regardless whether it has a Nikon lens in front or not. I have > > just experimented by placing (not mounting) a Summar in front of my F100 > > and when I got a sharp image in the viewfinder, the focus confirmation > > light came on. > > If a company like Nikon ever did decide to try and make a rangefinder > camera, I'm sure this is how they'd do it. > > Rather than putting a complex optical system in the viewfinder, and > producing special lenses with r/f cams on them, rip out the focus > detection and confirmation circuits from one of the AF bodies (but > dispensing with the focussing motors), squeeze it into a smaller body with > a direct v/f. Put 'left', 'in focus' & 'right' focus adjustment LEDs in > alongside the 'over' 'on' & 'under' exposure ones. > > Then you have a rangefinder camera that can use the existing manual focus > lenses without modification. > > David Morton > dmorton@journalist.co.uk