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Subject: [Leica] Interview re. Leica-Olympus-Panasonic menage
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sat Feb 12 07:50:49 2005

The lens mount is standardized, as, I believe are the contacts. The
sensor is standardized. The whole point is to be able to swap lenses and
accessories. Obviously the big question is whether manufacturers are
going to simply 'sign on' and do nothing, or sign on and really do
something with this. And an equally important question is whether, in
the long term, Kodak and Olympus engineers can reduce the noise despite
the smaller sensor size. The first real look at an answer may come later
this year in the form of a next generation E-1 with an 8-10? Mgp count. 

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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Richard S. Taylor
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:56 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Interview re. Leica-Olympus-Panasonic menage


I agree.  It sure looks like the mount is standardized, though it 
doesn't say so explicitly.  A 4/3 Leica would be a rather fat 
rangefinder camera with a non-M mount.  The system looks optimized 
for the DSLRs.

>And yet the little Flash show at that website displays a diagram with 
>little arrows going everying showing how "Lens A" will fit on "Camera 
>B" and vice versa.
>
>-dan c.
>
>At 01:57 PM 12-02-05 +0100, Didier Ludwig wrote:
>>Karen
>>I have read that page too and was just simplifying when i said only 
>>the sensor is standardized. The diameter of the mount is standardized,

>>BUT NOT the mount itself, though Sigma is offering some Olympus 4/3 
>>mount lenses. Proprietary mounts from other manufacturers are 
>>explicitely not excluded. Didier
>>
>>>Bzzz... The "The Four Thirds System  standardizes the diameter of the

>>>lens mount, the size of the image  circle, the flange-focal distance,

>>>and more." See: 
>>><http://www.four-thirds.org/en/index_01.htm>http://www.four-thirds.or
>>>g/en/
>index_01.htm
>>>Cheers,
>>>Karen
>>
>
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Regards,

Dick
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