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Spyro P. wrote:
I assume the attraction is mounting M lenses with the A12 module? I never believed in making cameras for other manufacturers' lenses as a viable business case, and the more expensive the exercise gets the less viable it seems.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that the idea sounds nice to us, but is it commercially viable for Ricoh? There used to be a sizeable gap in the (small) RF market when lens owners were desperately looking for something that didn't cost $7k to hang their lenses on, but now there is A7 and used M9s in more reasonable prices. Not much gap left....Show more →
I disagree.
Not making cameras for other's makers lens mounts makes rational sense, yet a compelling argument can be made for LTM and M lenses(i.e., historical, sheer numbers of copies, unique characteristics, name appeal and exceeding quality).
As far as a below-$7k option for LTM/M lenses. the a7 doesn't fly for FL wider than 50mm (with some exceptions) so is not a general use M platform and the M9, though down to about $4k, really can't be shot higher than ISO 400.
There remains a gap.
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