On 9/26/2013 10:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Why would I need AF?
When it focuses on the right thing, AF can focus more precisely
than manual.
Indeed. "When" is an important word here.
Why would Ricoh need AF on the mount?
Because these days, to all intents and purposes you cannot sell a
camera that isn't auto everything.
That's correct. However, just like you have to master your MF camera and
learn how to properly use the focus aids it has, you also have to learn
the specifics, quirks and in general get used to the way your AF camera
works.
It is to say, that everything that is auto everything still requires
human operator that understands how to use the automatics in the most
advantageous way. Merely pointing and shooting won't cut it. That's why
cell phones are being so popular - ultimate p&s that is always with you.
I don't know though in terms of business, agreements, royalties and
patents, whether your idea would make sense to Ricoh business
people.
Neither do I, but I find the concept entertaining.
Likewise....
I shot for about 35 years without autofocus, except on a pocket
camera that I always carried with me in Singapore. One of the
things that I needed to learn when I got back into photography
a few years back was when to admit that the camera could do a better
job than I. When it works, AF tends to be faster and more accurate
than manual focus.
Larry, pardon my being direct, but you're just one sample out of the
great many. I find it very liberating to have to shoot with all things
manual, except that when I set the aperture, camera sets the shutter
speed and ISO, given the condition (set by me) that when shutter speed
goes slower than 1/30 sec, it is time to up the ISO. And mind you, being
now the only element to blame if anything goes wrong, it has very
soothing effect too...
I would not expect an M-K adapter to have a screw drive, but I thought
that it could have contacts to control an SDM AF lens.
Then, tell me, sir, how many people would actually buy such a thing?
Look at K-01... No viewfinder, right? It took just a few months to make
its price dive and then very soon thereafter it was discontinued...
There are a lot of engineering reasons for a new mount to be a completely
new mount, large enough in diameter and short enough in register so
that anything could be adapted to it.
I think that there is great deal more reasons (not only engineering) to
come up with most basic adapter to support the older mount. Or to have
no such adapter at all.
Boris
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