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, I already have Nikon bodies and lenses that do all that and more... Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:01 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net < 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 >