Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
GXR has long held a reputation for fine cameras and lenses. Right now, I use the Ricoh GXR with the 50mm Macro lens unit. It's a wonderfully built camera and for me revolutionized ability to take pictures during classical music performances as it is essentially silent.
The arrival on a unit for M-mount lenses with an APS-C size sensor at nearly 13MP, means that a great silent pocketable shooting platform is now available for all the legacy manual lenses from Leica, Zeiss and the hardworking and future looking Cosina company. This would bring the use of any fine M-mount lenses to those of us who can't shell out for the Leica M8 or M9 flagships. More so, for me, I already know that even now, with last year's Ricoh technology in the 50mm Macro f2.5, the system is of professional grade, capable to deliver pictures in setting where a classic larger camera will perturb the mood and be unwelcome.
I for one am looking forward to this. I already have returned to manual focusing with the Canon T/S lenses. So manual focus is no detriment. I've developed a special interest in the Voigtlander lenses made by Cosina. No doubt Sean Reid, in http://reidreviews.com, will be celebrating.
Asher
The arrival on a unit for M-mount lenses with an APS-C size sensor at nearly 13MP, means that a great silent pocketable shooting platform is now available for all the legacy manual lenses from Leica, Zeiss and the hardworking and future looking Cosina company. This would bring the use of any fine M-mount lenses to those of us who can't shell out for the Leica M8 or M9 flagships. More so, for me, I already know that even now, with last year's Ricoh technology in the 50mm Macro f2.5, the system is of professional grade, capable to deliver pictures in setting where a classic larger camera will perturb the mood and be unwelcome.
I for one am looking forward to this. I already have returned to manual focusing with the Canon T/S lenses. So manual focus is no detriment. I've developed a special interest in the Voigtlander lenses made by Cosina. No doubt Sean Reid, in http://reidreviews.com, will be celebrating.
Asher