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Ricoh Adds Leica Lens-Friendly Sensor to GXR

Ricoh’s GXR system is about to get a Leica M lens-mount. This will let you take pretty much any of the legendary lenses and put them in font of a tailor-made sensor. The GXR system, you may remember, is Ricoh’s rather weird take on cameras. The “body” is

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/ricoh-adds-leica-lens-friendly-sensor-to-gxr/

The new lens unit is actually lensless, with an M-mount for your legacy lenses. The sensor will be an APS-C sized 12.9MP CMOS model, and have its own focal-plane shutter.