Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] no more R9 and R lenses
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:23:35 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

Maike Harberts has been saying the R10 will be compatible with existing R 
lenses.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>Sent: Mar 6, 2009 11:13 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] no more R9 and R lenses
>
>Me too.
>
>"the development of the S2 (its first AutoFocus camera), will feed into the
>development of a future generation of the R-system."
>This is a quote on what's going on from dpreview who is buying into this I
>guess. I'm not.
>If there is a system comes out which does not use the existing R glass its
>not a future generation of the R-system. Its an entirely new SLR system from
>Leica.
>Just like the Canon EOS system and the Canon F system are two separate
>systems. Same format. Both SLR. But you're not putting the f glass on your
>EOS. It falls right off they tell me.
>Its as if people are saying that "R" when you talk Leica means SLR.
>But it just ain't so.
>The S system is an example.
>
>Threes a lotta R glass out there I guess people will use them on their
>Nikons and Canons with an adaptor that was a lug thread a few weeks ago. Or
>some third party company will come out with a body and put a "Leica" on top
>of it with a red dot on the side and "Germany" on the box. And everybody
>will talk about how their new Leica compares to their Canon.
>
>
>Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>> From: David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:56:58 -0500
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Conversation: [Leica] no more R9 and R lenses
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] no more R9 and R lenses
>> 
>> I applaud any company that maintains some degree of backward
>> compatibility. I'm sure it would be easier to only look forward and not
>> look back. But I've remained a loyal Nikon user because over the years
>> they've remained true to the F mount.
>> 
>> DaveR
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Frank F. Farmer [mailto:summicron at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:06 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] no more R9 and R lenses
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 5, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Akhil Lal wrote:
>> 
>>> I am expecting that the r10 will use electronic coupling between the
>>> body and the new line of lenses, in the manner pioneered by the EOS
>>> system, and as used in the S2. In that case it is difficult to see
>>> how the electronic contacts in the R10 will be able to couple to the
>>> mechanical linkages in current R lenses. One possiblity is that
>>> leica will build into the R10 a parallel mechanical system of cams
>>> and feelers for use with legacy lenses.
>> 
>> Isn't that what Nikon did with the F4?  It was one of the few AF
>> cameras that could use the older AI-S lenses with the new matrix meter
>> because, as I understand it, it had mechanical coupling for the older
>> lenses in addition to the electronic contacts for the newer  lenses.
>> I could be wrong.  Of course, I believe the mechanical coupling was
>> ultimately dropped because of cost in later models.
>> 
>> Frank Farmer
>> Jackson, Miss.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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