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zapp · 11/03/06, 03:32 PM

With some thinking in mind, Leica is easy to figure out. Concentrate resources on one thing at a time. Right now it is M8 time. The M8 at the same time shows that you can fit a serious digital Leica in an M body - so, we should expect the same can be done for the R mount (meaning next photokina). Before that we will hopefully see a couple new R lenses. There are several other reasons why Leica sells more wide-angle zooms than primes. In the range from 24-35 primes there was no news for 8 years. People already have the lens they want, and if we exclude the 28/2.8 they may have the lens they want for 20 to 30 years. The good news is, that the R10 should fit in the R9 body. It might take 2 more years (counting) but it will take other companies even longer to present a lens line-up that is capable for digital photography. I hope, we will see a couple new wide angle lenses soon - getting ready for a digital R in one piece.
Many thanks to Chris for mentioning that the R system like all 35 mm cameras are not bound to any sensor or film format by default. Any format fitting the image circle of your lens will work. A full frame 4:3 ratio full area sensor would be interesting.

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zapp Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 04/06/06 Posts: 289	AW: Future of the R system With some thinking in mind, Leica is easy to figure out. Concentrate resources on one thing at a time. Right now it is M8 time. The M8 at the same time shows that you can fit a serious digital Leica in an M body - so, we should expect the same can be done for the R mount (meaning next photokina). Before that we will hopefully see a couple new R lenses. There are several other reasons why Leica sells more wide-angle zooms than primes. In the range from 24-35 primes there was no news for 8 years. People already have the lens they want, and if we exclude the 28/2.8 they may have the lens they want for 20 to 30 years. The good news is, that the R10 should fit in the R9 body. It might take 2 more years (counting) but it will take other companies even longer to present a lens line-up that is capable for digital photography. I hope, we will see a couple new wide angle lenses soon - getting ready for a digital R in one piece. Many thanks to Chris for mentioning that the R system like all 35 mm cameras are not bound to any sensor or film format by default. Any format fitting the image circle of your lens will work. A full frame 4:3 ratio full area sensor would be interesting.