[LRflex] Re: Patent by Steven K. Lee

Hi David,
autofocus module: isn't this how Canon started it all in the 8O's?
I can still see the huge device on some lenses.

Might be fun though.
Cheers
Phileicangemixitall



David Young wrote:

>At 29/01/2007, you wrote:
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>>It will be a hard job David,
>>there are quite a few Steven K Lees, Stephen K Lees, Steve K Lees, SK
>>Lees S.K. Lees.
>>Many of them to do with the audio and computer industry (digital
>>watermarking) and even a technical and scientific law specialist of the
>>same name.
>>Best of luck, I couldn't find anything definitive.
>>Cheers
>>Douglas
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>G'Mornin' Douglas!
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>Heck... if you leave out the "K", you get a gazillion of 
>'em!  Obviously a very popular name.
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>I don't *really* think that the Steven K Lee in the patent is "our" 
>Steven K. Lee, but the coincidence of an autofocus system and his now 
>leading a firm that is possibly headed in the AF direction, seemed 
>just too good to be true!
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>That being said, if Leica were to go to AF, this would be an 
>interesting way to go about it.  They might even be able to do it 
>with existing lenses.  Certainly, the Contax N method (the only other 
>commercialized method for putting AF "in the camera") didn't seem to 
>be (a)  reliable or (b) commercially successful.
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>As Tom Schofield said:
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>>Sounds like the idea is that the Modular lens system
>>Leica has now for 280 2.8 and larger lenses, could
>>potentially be sold for N, C, Sony, Pentax, etc.  by
>>selling the focusing modules made for each respective
>>camera system, Like a very sophisticated adapatall
>>mount.
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>What a great way to make a set of lenses, which are magnificent but 
>priced only for the pros, much more marketable!
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>For smaller lenses, it might be possible to build the AF "focusing 
>module", while using Leica's existing lens designs in new lens heads 
>to fit.  The machining would all be new, but the optical stuff would 
>stay the same... a very low cost way to provide AF in new lenses 
>while maintaining mount compatibility with our existing MF lenses.
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>I wonder if Leica have even seen this idea?
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>This is almost as good as being an "armchair quarterback"!  ;-)
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>Cheers!
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