Re: [OM] New affordable Sony FF

[Andrew Fildes]

That's enough. The difference between Leica screw mount and Leica M  
mount is just 1mm - and deliberately so. That's how they designed it  
when they changed over in 1954! That's why the M bayonet adapters are  
skinny rings.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 30/09/2009, at 10:03 AM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:

>   Something seems askew with the adapter businness.  The registration
> distance for OM is 46mm and the Sony/Minolta AF is 44.5 leaving only
> 1.5mm.  As mentioned the bayonet release takes up a bunch of space.

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