[LRflex] Re: Was: No R solution. NOW: Numbers.
- From: Robert Lilley <speyerdom@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:58:54 -0400
I've been following this R solution thing for a while now. When Leica started
the M market and started making lenses with bayonet mounts, what was the mood
of screw mount owners then? I would imagine probably non existent in relation
to todays internet connected R glass owners. What did the SM owners do? I am
sure there has to be someone in the group that sort of remembers those days.
I can understand the marketing problems and feel that a fix as suggested by
Aram might be the answer.
Rob
I think the idea of a
On Sep 29, 2010, at 3:28 PM, Aram Langhans wrote:
> The new Sigma seems to
> have the potential for some real advantages in picture quality. While 46mp
> is stretching it, a true 15.3 mp B&W is a bid deal. Something that the big
> 3 do not have. Then license the camera body (ala Minolta/LeicaR) and change
> the mount so it accepts the legacy R lens line as well as a new Leica
> autofocus lens system. Have a mechanical part of the mount to trigger the
> aperture cam on the legacy lenses, yet the electronics for the new lens
> line. They have the basics in the S2, I would imagine.
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