Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug - Interesting and enticing thought, but I think the EVF would make it pretty much useless. Even the really nice one on the G1 is too slow, even in bright light, to capture action or expressions. OTH, if they could make the EVF run at 120 Hz (8.33 mS delay), or even better 240 Hz, they might have something. Hope all went well with the surgery, Regards, Dick On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:31 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > Henning Wulff wrote: > >> At 9:45 AM -0500 7/13/09, Chris Williams wrote: >>> These new Micro 4/3rd cameras will soon take every type of lens >>> out there! >>> >>> Cosina Voigtlander just announced K and F adapters for the Micro >>> 4/3rd. So anyone who puts the 85/1.4 Zeiss F on their E-P1, please >>> share the photos! That has to look funny! >>> >>> Chris >>> NOLA >> >> I might try to get the Konica AR adapter so I can put the 35mm/2.8 TS >> Canon I had adapted to Konica in the 70's onto the G1. No combination >> shall go untried. > > I had a couple of weeks @ home recovering from hernia surgery to do a > little brainstorming, and came up with a vision for a Leica-R digital > solution (all speculation, except for Leica's statements on this > subject): > > Suppose Panasonic is developing a Mega 4/3 EVF camera, i.e., a full- > frame > EVIL camera than can use adapters to fit SLR lenses? Since there is > no > mirror the body could be thin enough to fit a huge variety of > adapters: > Leica-R, Nikon (all varieties), Olympus OM, EOS, Sony, Minolta (MF > and AF), > Konica AR, Canon FD, Pentax, Contax (N and RTS)... suppose further > that > the adapters convert the camera's electronic signals to mechanical > action > to operate apertures & screwdriver AF, and convert electronic AF and > aperture signals as needed to the lens-specific protocol. Would this > interest anyone? Imagine the sales volume (and pricing) vs. a body > dedicated to Leica-R lenses. Perhaps this is the real reason the > R10 was > cancelled? > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com ? Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on > Microsoft? > Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information