[genotypewriter]

heh... looks like they cut out a plunger <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Home-brewed tilt-shift anyone? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



[quote name='boren' timestamp='1285591110' post='3284']

Now that Sony is willing to [url="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1042&message=36430892&changemode=1"]release[/url] the specifications and protocols of E-mount, it seems like the an excellent choice.



Then there's Leica M-mount, but without AF it's going to be far less attractive to the typical GXR user.

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I don't think Sony had body manufacturers in mind when they said they want to support third parties to develop for the E-mount <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Also Sony never said they're going to give the spec to third parties for free, did they? Unless the license costs cheaper than getting the license for another mount, there's not much in it for Ricoh to do this. They could however build several of these modules for different mounts. I just hope they don't go for something odd like the C-mount or the T-mount because that would be a bit of a disaster.



Also I think the people who will get Leica M lenses aren't typical GXR users but Leica users. If anyone's got the cash to burn like for M lenses, I doubt they'd bother with Ricoh when there are other alternatives like mFT and now Nex. Ricoh could still get on top of it all if they put a FF sensor in there... now then even I'd get one (as long as they don't price it like the M9) <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



GTW