Because M43 has the same registration distance as the K mount. You'd need an optical adapter to use M43 lenses properly.
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: > My initial thought is, why didn't they make it m4/3 compatible, so > it'd have a nice repertoire of lenses out of the gate? My feeling is > that Fuji is well-positioned to compete with Oly & Pana in the > body/sensor wars. -T > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 3:32 AM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm surprised none of you are talking about this camera: >> >> http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FujiFilmMirrorless_2.jpg >> >> There was interest on the list for the Fuji X100, and now Fuji are >> finally releasing an interchangeable lens version, called X Pro 1, >> with (initially) 3 primes: >> >> * 18mm f/2 >> * 35mm f/1.4 >> * 60mm f/2.4 macro >> >> Registration distance is said to be 17.7mm and the mount will >> accomodate Leica M lenses. It'll have a 16MP APS-C sensor with "RGB >> filter [...] arranged in random blocks of 6x6 pixels which avoids the >> need for AA filter." I'll wait for the official release to see what >> this means exactly. As for price, in the EU it's rumoured to be 1,300 >> Euros for the body + 35mm lens. >> >> I, for one, am excited about this camera, which to my mind is what the >> X100 should've been from the start. >> >> More info: >> >> http://photorumors.com/2012/01/07/detailed-fuji-x-pro-1-specs-you-must-read-this >> >> It's going to be announced tomorrow, Monday 9th. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> —M. >> >> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com >> >> http://EnticingTheLight.com >> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
