Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just think what that make the 135mm lens, 200mm for an M series? AGS - ----- Original Message ----- From: <LRZeitlin@aol.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 5:17 PM Subject: [Leica] Re:Digital M lenses > > In a message dated 2/14/04 6:18:12 AM, > owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: > > << I've only skimmed the messages relating to the problem of changed focal > > length in digital. I didn't realize the difference was so great. That is > > > a problem. Having to buy new lenses to round out the ones that have > > become effectively less desirable will be costly and defeats the very > > purpose of wanting a digital M camera, re: using existing lenses on the > > new body. >> > > This recapitulates a situation I had with Olympus cameras. I've used the > Olympus OM SLR line since it came out. I also have a couple of Olympus Pen F 1/2 > frame cameras which I used for casual shooting. Olympus provided an adapter > which allowed OM full frame lenses to be used on the 1/2 frame cameras. After a > while you get used to the idea that the number engraved on the barrel of the > lens no longer predicts its field of view. The only problem is with the extreme > wide angle lenses. Sure your 35 mm lens now becomes equivalent to the 50 mm > lens and your 50 mm lens is now a 75 mm lens, but think of the upside. You now > have that extreme telephoto you always wanted - and in a much smaller and > lighter package. Surely if the digital M camera comes about, Leica will produce a > retrofocus wide angle optic for use on the new camera. It could easily remount > an SLR extreme wide angle lens. > > Larry Z > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html