At first I thought the idea was a bit odd, but now I\'m starting to think it makes a good bit of sense for a lot of people assuming the system develops a bit more.
First let\'s consider all these recent fixed lens P&S cameras that have been coming onto the market...ie sigma dp1/dp2, Leica X1 etc. They aren\'t exactly cheap, but I do see they\'re appeal and have been tempted to purchase one. Inevitably though as soon as one of these cameras comes out we hear \"wow this is great but I won\'t buy one because it\'s not a 24mm lens, or a 50mm lens or whatever\". If Ricoh had a choice down the road where you could select your favorite prime focal length for that body you wouldn\'t be stuck with the fixed focal length that isn\'t quite right for you.
Also, I could keep a 35mm f/2 stuck on a camera body most of the time, but it would be really nice to be able to switch it out to a 24-70 zoom once in a while if I\'m just going out to a party or something and want some snap shots. I don\'t even care if it means dropping down to a smaller sensor size when I switch the module. Now I know people are going to say \"you could get a small P&S for less then the sensor/lens combo\". While this is true, I myself am getting really tired of having to learn new menu and UI setups for each different camera, dealing with different batteries and chargers and all that crap. I\'d gladly pay $2000 for a really high quality fixed focal length 35mm that I could swap to a 24-70 once in a while for some snap shots or maybe down the road grab a 85mm sensor/lens combo for it. Assuming they come out with a 35mm module in the future, it looks like I could get the combo I mentioned for that price and have a much nicer spec camera then the Leica X1 that has a bit more flexibility as well. Just wish it had that red dot
Nov 10, 2009 at 10:26 AM
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