OzRay
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I've got what I think is a pretty nice collection of lenses for m4/3s, notably in the Leica M mount. One thing came to mind about this, when I was unpacking the CV 75mm, was that if CV started to make dedicated m4/3s mount manual lenses, I wouldn't buy any of them. I actually don't see the point.
The only caveat would be if the lenses were a scale smaller than existing M mount lenses, which are pretty small already, but I gather that the rumoured lenses are mainly going to be existing lenses in a m4/3s mount. What do you gain by this? Not much I would think. Ease of use doesn't really factor into this, as the M mount adapter can just stay on the camera as if it were the mounting flange.
The other thing is, that by having a dedicated mount, you're now fully locked in to m4/3s format only. With an M mount lens, you can choose from just about any of the small form factor DSLRs coming onto the market, as well as Leicas. So with a dedicated mount you've actually lost a great deal of flexibility. I'd rather have the flexibility, than a camera dedicated lens. I wonder if CV has given this any thought?
Cheers
Ray
The only caveat would be if the lenses were a scale smaller than existing M mount lenses, which are pretty small already, but I gather that the rumoured lenses are mainly going to be existing lenses in a m4/3s mount. What do you gain by this? Not much I would think. Ease of use doesn't really factor into this, as the M mount adapter can just stay on the camera as if it were the mounting flange.
The other thing is, that by having a dedicated mount, you're now fully locked in to m4/3s format only. With an M mount lens, you can choose from just about any of the small form factor DSLRs coming onto the market, as well as Leicas. So with a dedicated mount you've actually lost a great deal of flexibility. I'd rather have the flexibility, than a camera dedicated lens. I wonder if CV has given this any thought?
Cheers
Ray