Hi David, One reason I can think of for having a larger than full frame sensor is to allow built into the body anti-shake, where the last few mm of the sensor will not be within the image circle of the lens. OTOH, the new mount, if it does not offer full compatibility with old lenses will be a disaster for current owners. I suspect this is why some UK stockists were clearing out inventory. I would not be surprised to see an all electronic AF mount, Contax-N or Canon EOS style with some sort of Electro-mechanical adapter, perhaps with built-in optics, to allow R mount lenses to be used on the new body. I am curious about film in the new R system. Will there be an AF film body too? Regards. On 17/10/2007, David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Good Evening all: > SNIP ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/