[LRflex] Re: Patent by Steven K. Lee
- From: Thomas Schofield <tdschofield@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:11:06 -0800 (PST)
--- Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >
> >>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
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >G'Mornin' Douglas!
> >
> >Heck... if you leave out the "K", you get a
> gazillion of
> >'em! Obviously a very popular name.
> >
> >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!
> >
> >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.
> >
> >As Tom Schofield said:
> >
> >
> >
> >>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.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >What a great way to make a set of lenses, which are
> magnificent but
> >priced only for the pros, much more marketable!
> >
> >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.
> >
> >I wonder if Leica have even seen this idea?
> >
> >This is almost as good as being an "armchair
> quarterback"! ;-)
> >
> >Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---
> >
> >David Young,
> >Logan Lake, CANADA
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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