Leica M lenses

[luis bustamante]

Any thoughts on weather it will be possible to use Leica M-Mount lenses on the RED01?

I'm psyched out just of thinking of the possibilites of using the RED01 with a noctilux lens!

Another thought: The rangefinder focusing system is a really effective one, does anyone think it could be retrofitted to the RED01? it could be a very effective way to deal with 4k focusing issues (of course this might not be a problem at all with Red's promessed focus assist system).

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

cheers!

 

[Evin Grant]

I sure hope so, I love leica M lenses, but the very short flannge focal distance may preclude their use. Depending on Red's mount design. We will just have to wait and see,

 

[J. Bernard Vallon]

I've never used Leica lenses, but looking at them, they mostly seem to be primes, and mostly have very wide apertures. Things like a 28mm f1.5 sound pretty tempting.

 

[luis bustamante]

Yeah! My thoughts exactly. I'm eager to find out if the M system is compatible with the RED 01. Any news on that front fine people of RED? Maybe at NAB...