It's 20mm. There is hope.
Tom
2008/8/5 Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I'd like to know what the lens flange to sensor distance is, maybe it'll be
> small enough for a Leica M adapter.
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
> >
> >
> > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08080501microfourthirds.asp
> >
> > "Olympus / Panasonic announce Micro Four Thirds
> >
> > Olympus and Panasonic have announced a new, mirrorless format / lens
> > mount based on (and compatible with) Four Thirds. The Micro
> > Four Thirds
> > system uses the same sensor size (18 x 13.5 mm) but allows slimmer
> > cameras by removing the mirror box and optical viewfinder. The new
> > format has three key technical differences: (1) roughly half
> > the flange
> > back distance (distance from mount to the sensor), (2) a smaller
> > diameter lens mount (6 mm smaller) and (3) two additional
> > contact points
> > for lens-to-body communication (now 11 points). Removing the mirror
> > mechanism allows this shorter flange back distance, meaning
> > lenses for
> > the new mount can be considerably smaller than current Four Thirds
> > designs. The format will require framing to be carried out using Live
> > View on either the LCD monitor or an EVF. Existing Four Thirds lenses
> > can be used on Micro Four Thirds cameras using an adapter. Neither
> > company is as yet making product announcements (we expect
> > some more news
> > in this respect closer to Photokina) ..." [it continues, quite
> > substantially]
> >
> > Discuss.
> >
> > (I had some immediate reaction to it, but they'd be based on
> > insufficient knowledge and possibly, misunderstanding, and so
> > I thought
> > wise to let you lot have a go it and listen in instead)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Marc
> > Noosa Heads, Oz
> >
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