I'd like to know what the lens flange to sensor distance is, maybe it'll be
small enough for a Leica M adapter.
...Wayne
>
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08080501microfourthirds.asp
>
> "Olympus / Panasonic announce Micro Four Thirds
>
> Olympus and Panasonic have announced a new, mirrorless format / lens
> mount based on (and compatible with) Four Thirds. The Micro
> Four Thirds
> system uses the same sensor size (18 x 13.5 mm) but allows slimmer
> cameras by removing the mirror box and optical viewfinder. The new
> format has three key technical differences: (1) roughly half
> the flange
> back distance (distance from mount to the sensor), (2) a smaller
> diameter lens mount (6 mm smaller) and (3) two additional
> contact points
> for lens-to-body communication (now 11 points). Removing the mirror
> mechanism allows this shorter flange back distance, meaning
> lenses for
> the new mount can be considerably smaller than current Four Thirds
> designs. The format will require framing to be carried out using Live
> View on either the LCD monitor or an EVF. Existing Four Thirds lenses
> can be used on Micro Four Thirds cameras using an adapter. Neither
> company is as yet making product announcements (we expect
> some more news
> in this respect closer to Photokina) ..." [it continues, quite
> substantially]
>
> Discuss.
>
> (I had some immediate reaction to it, but they'd be based on
> insufficient knowledge and possibly, misunderstanding, and so
> I thought
> wise to let you lot have a go it and listen in instead)
>
> Cheers,
> Marc
> Noosa Heads, Oz
>
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