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Originally Posted by stunsworth
Not necessarily so. I use Leica R lenses on my full frame Canon 5D without any vignetting issues - although the widest lens I use is 20mm.
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The Leica R lenses are actually designed for full-frame format (film), so even the R10 is a full-frame digital machine, all the R lenses should still be applicable.
My concern is: for those users that already purchased the DMR, will they switch to the R10, if it is a full-frame, by further investing another huge amount of money?
Once Leica launches a full-frame DSLR, the price of the DMR would drop dramatically. If I already own a DMR and I design to switch to the full-frame R10, I am almost 100% certain that I will not touch the DMR again. And it is pretty sure that the R10 will not cheap. The DMR is already EURO 4000+, and it is just a digital back, what would you expect the R10 will cost? And how many of you will put the EUR 4000 DMR aside for just using it 3 years and then invest another EUR 5000 - 6000 for the R10?
In my opinion, the future of the R system depends on how does Leica attract those existing R users to switch to digital. There will not be many C or N brands users switch to the Leica due to the amount of investment.