Unless I'm missing something profound here, it makes zero sense to me to have this "interchangeable" system where the lenses are shackled to the sensor backs.
Innovative, but strange. The different sensors is a cool idea, but I wonder if just separate cameras might not be cheaper or more practical in the long run? I certainly don't know. haha.
Emphasis on the "crazy". And not in a good way. Ricoh, wake up... make a simple, small, stripped down APS-C sized, 50mm-equivalent f/1.4 camera and be done with it - better yet, join the MFT camp. Who in their right mind would buy into a lens system where you run the risk of your lens being completely devalued as soon as Ricoh goes under or decides to move on to a different format, or when sensor designs undergo a jump in technology? Friggin' bizarre is what it is.
Bizarre indeed. Technologically an interesting solution, but to what problem, what market? I don't see any advantages over standard interchangeable lens concepts but a lot of disadvantages.
Unless there is an upgrade path for the built in sensors, it strikes me as a bad value proposition for my lenses to become obsolete in just 2-3 years because sensor technology will have advanced significantly during that time.
I can't see this succeeding, but maybe I'm just not imaginative enough or am missing some critical detail.
Lotusm50 wrote:
Hey, at least they are thinkng about the issues and trying to think outside the box. that's more thn I can say from Canion and Nikon (or even Sony).
Just have to wait and see what the specs are on the sensors used.
the "macro" sensor is the same 12MP 1.5x crop Sony CMOS as used in Leica X1
the "zoom" sensor is a 10MP small compact Sony CCD
