Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i was told the new contax uses the same automatic system as the 645 but an expensive special adapter is required: the 35 body is half as fat. value marginal as the wide angles for 645 arent much more than normal on 35, also same focal length for 645 larger and heavier and expensive. maybe someone with super 645 teles will ben2fit from this compatability.ralph > From: MIKIRO <arbos@silva.net> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 20:15:45 +0200 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] [Off Topic] NEW CONTAX N1 AF SLR FOR THE 35MM FORMAT > > At 7:48 pm +0200 7/7/00, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Mark Rutledge wrote: >>> >>> Anything said about backwards compatibility of the lenses? >> >> >> Lenses the of compatibility backwards about said Anything? >> >> Rabiner Mark > > A friend of mine (a Contax freak) in Japan says that the rumoured AF SLR > will NOT be compatible with the current MF system, which will be continued. > Another rumour is that the body (180.000 JPY?) takes AF lenses for 645 > (?!?!). Still in chaos. > > Cheers, > > NO ARCHIVE > > Mikiro > Strasbourg Europe > http://arbos.silva.net > >