Ricoh GXR with M-mount!!

[swifty]

Here's an interesting bit of news today, well at least to me.
It seems Ricoh's lens mount unit's gonna be using the Leica M-mount.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20110201_424110.html

I love the google translation: Renzumauntoyunitto = "lens mount unit" :lol:

[arthurking83]

LOL! .. I think I already have a Renzumauntoyunitto .. just can't lemeber where I put it!!

:D

Anyhow... I read the headline and immediately thought to myself .. :confused: .. isn't that GXR the sensorless camera module that allows for attaching lens/sensor modules?

cool idea.. basically they could do any lens mount type, and use whatever sensor they see fit to use as well.

[swifty]

Hmmm.. judging by the tumbleweeds rolling across my screen, I think its just you and me, AK that's even remotely interested in this bit of news.
For me... wish it was m4/3 mount though but 1.5 crop is better than 2X I guess, generally. No crop's even better!! Maybe a 135 sized sensor with M mount in another 2 yrs or so.

[foryou]

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