On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 02:01PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>That's the best news I've heard since Cosina starterd >making Leitz compatible lenses. We'll soon see what a >little free market competition does to Canon prices. >I'm not sure how they did the legal stuff though. I >thought the EOS mount was still patent protected. I believe the camera is reverse-engineered. After all, if Sigma can make Canon-compatible lenses and flashes, they can probably use the same information to create a lens mount and flash interface. Now, with all the reports about compatibility problem between certain Sigma lenses and new Canon bodies, it would be ironic if some Sigma lenses require rechipping to work with the SLR/c. -- John Chennavasin | This article contains material which may inform and [EMAIL PROTECTED] | may be quoted, printed, forwarded, or redistributed www.fobpro.com | as long as the original attribution remains intact. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
