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fotografz · 11/10/06, 11:59 AM

I am a current DMR/9 user.

If Leica developed a 31X31 square sensor R10 I would be very interested in it. Having used a square sensor digital back on various cameras like the Contax 645, I know it's advantages.

You never have to reorient the camera. The focusing screen can have bright lines etched for landscape and portrait cropping if you wish to use it. Or you can compose for a square ... which is a long time option from MF cameras.

The 31 dimension doesn't present a problem for me. Most prints require cropping the long side of a 35mm frame anyway.

Current lenses would only require a new circular lens shade ... perhaps a system like that used by Contax which were all metal circular shades.

11/10/06, 11:59 AM	#40 (permalink)
fotografz Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/04/03 Location: Franklin Posts: 526	Re: Future of the R system I am a current DMR/9 user. If Leica developed a 31X31 square sensor R10 I would be very interested in it. Having used a square sensor digital back on various cameras like the Contax 645, I know it's advantages. You never have to reorient the camera. The focusing screen can have bright lines etched for landscape and portrait cropping if you wish to use it. Or you can compose for a square ... which is a long time option from MF cameras. The 31 dimension doesn't present a problem for me. Most prints require cropping the long side of a 35mm frame anyway. Current lenses would only require a new circular lens shade ... perhaps a system like that used by Contax which were all metal circular shades.