[LRflex] Re: Photokina and other disasters...
- From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:26:10 -0700 (PDT)
Hi
I have heard 17 years for patents but I.m not sure
because everybody seems to have a different figure. As
for the focus confirm, I'm not so sure they would want
to go with it. I have used the original AL-1 and an RX
as well as the various EOSes on manual. What I've
always found is that with a split image screen and
diopter correction I can focus as well or better
myself. I really don't think it's that much of a
benefit except in very special situations. Perhaps
that's why they got rid of it with the RX2. Whenever I
use my RX I ignore the confirm altogether and don't
have a problem with focusing. There really is no
substitute for what I guess you might call focus on
demand. I learned that when I got into EOSes and the
N1.
Javier
--- keith.r.edwards@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Javier,
>
> Patents normally last 20 years (if they are still in
> force), I wouldn't h=
> old
> your breath :-)
> The Canon EOS / Leica Lens - autofocus confirm route
> (yes I know the lens=
>
> is manual focus!) looks good 'stopgap' to me (most
> of the benefits only r=
> eal
> downside is having to stop the lens down before
> pressing the shutter). I
> even think Leica might sell a few more lenses as a
> result!
>
> Best regards
> Keith
>
>
> >-- Original Message --
> >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [LRflex] Re: Photokina and other
> disasters...
> >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Reply-to: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >Howdy
> >Another thing I was thinking of. The AX came out I
> >think around 96. That means it's patents were
> probably
> >applied for around 95 or 94 so they may only have 5
> >years left in them. Now of course, Leitz can't wait
> 5
> >years to introduce an AF SLR but when patents start
> >etting old, the owners are a lot more likely to
> >license them so they can at least get some
> additional
> >income out of them. I wouldn't be surprised if
> Leitz
> >decided to go the AX route, at least as a stopgap
> >until it can develop new generation of AF retro
> >lenses.
> >
> >Javier
> >
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