Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tristan, My guess is that you would find the opposite. I had a Pentax when they changed from screw to bayonet mount. It didn't take me (an amateur) long to switch. Look at how many systems use TM today. Changing lenses is a pain with a TM. When I go out to take photos, I carry my 21, 35, 50, 75, 90 and 135 lenses. Since I don't have 6 M bodies, I often find myself wanting to change lenses quickly. Yes, sometimes I go out with a body with the 35 or 50 on it and a tele in my pocket. In that case, I wouldn't worry about how many times I need to turn the lens to remove it. The rest of the time I do. Ken - -----Original Message----- From: Tristan Tom [mailto:TTom@ilm.com] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:35 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] NEW!!! Voigtlander Bessa P I definitely agree with this statement. Think of how much more popular the Leica system would be today had they simply continued on with the screw mount. Older cameras could use new lenses, new cameras could use old lenses which would subsequently increase demand for both! <<I think that the greatest mistake that Leica made was to stop making the thread mount + m-adapter. I cannot think of any coherent reason that they had to supply M-mount lenses in a form that could not be used on screw mount cameras. ~bill>> - -- Tristan Tom Computer Graphics Industrial Light + Magic TTom@ILM.COM