Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:29:04 -0500 From: "Ed Matthew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > BTW A system which *really* changed the mount twice > > was Mamiya (their 35mm system). Their ZEX system was > > way ahead of others at its time but it meant a second > > change in lens mount within 2 or 3 years. The ZEX > > mount was the first fully electronic lens-body > > interface. > > Mamiya changed their 35mm system mount more than twice. > They used the 42mm screw mount through 1975, adding the XTL bayonet in > 1971. > The 1971 NC1000 had a different bayonet.The electronic ZE mount, not > compatable with the NC mount appeared in 1980. > > Regards, > Ed Thanks for pointing this out. BTW I believe the NC1000 appeared in 1978 (?) just two years before the ZE(X) mount. best wishes, Alexander __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com