m9 sensor on a digital modular R

[cheewai_m6]

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i realise it's digital module R, not modular R.

 

i don't know if this has been suggested or discussed to death before, but i haven't ever seen it talked about.

 

i've noticed there are a lot of R users. i personally don't know much about leica Rs, but i'm guessing that R lenses are every bit as good as the M lenses.

 

to keep the R bodies around, and lenses in use in through the digital, why not put the m9 sensor on a DMR? i know it won't happen because it'll be a big investment of money for development into a product that leica don't make anymore. but as a concept, i think it won't be that difficult to do or cost ALL that much to develop.

 

anyway, it's an idea, does anyone, R or not, think this idea is ok? or is it dumb?

[giordano]

It's been discussed often enough and if you use the Forum advanced search you'll eventually find the threads in question.

 

It can't happen because the film gate on the R8/9 body (like that other 35mm cameras) isn't big enough for the IR filter/cover glass of a full frame sensor. Even if that weren't a problem the M9 sensor wouldn't be used because its microlens array is optimised for short-register M lenses.