Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As far as Nikon manual focus lenses go, they are pretty much usable on Nikon semi pro and pro bodies already (D300 or better). For example: http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/slr/d300s/compatibility.htm Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com> wrote: > As a faithful "R" lens user, the way I see it, Leica has two goals to meet > for a digital solution. > 1. They must lure enough people from Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc to make the > venture profitable. To do this they need to somehow offer something that > the big boys do not, be it a feature or quality. This of course also means > a whole new line of autofocus lenses. I don't see that happening for a > reasonable price. > 2. They need to bring back to the fold the loyal "R" users. To do this > they most provide something that we have not cobbled together on our own, > so > to speak. The only thing they can do to improve the situation that exists > now (adapters for C, N, 4/3, etc) is to provide a lens mount system/adapter > that allow for full aperture metering and focusing, and a focus > screen/system that is as workable as a good film SLR of days gone by (read > R8/9). Everything else is easily provided for by C, N, etc. They have > outstanding low light performance and (too) many features. > > I think a super quality mirrorless system may offer something new to the > masses. It also may provide enough lens flange to sensor room to allow an > adapter to be built with some sort of servo motor mechanisms to stop the > lens down during the exposure, and maybe even allow for shutter priority > automation. This would be a big improvement over the existing C, N, 4/3 > to > Leica blends we are now using. The only thing for me is the viewfinder > system, and how that will work with a manual focus lens. > So, while I do not hold out much hope for any acceptable upcoming > announcement, I have hung in there for quite a few years, so a few more > weeks will not kill me. > > Aram > > Subject: Re: [Leica] New R Solution? >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: <519BD44D-1229-48AA-AF19-C4AA411C77C5 at btinternet.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> I don't think there is any hope of a new unique design camera. They have >> lost their shirts on almost, if not every new reflex camera they have ever >> designed, never sold enough to get the design and tooling costs back, this >> includes the Leicaflexes and the R8 and R9, whether they made any money on >> the models machined from Minolta castings I don't know, but the market >> for a >> dSLR has too much inexpensive competition for a Leica model to succeed. I >> believe neither the Canon EOS1 series nor the Nikon D3 models make any >> profit, and can only exist because of profits made on the mass market >> models, which, of course, Leica do not have... >> I am not expecting much at all, I am afraid. The DMR is still rather fine >> though... >> Frank >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >