Ricoh has today announced the development of a Leica lens mount unit for its GXR camera system.
Planned for release in the autumn, the GXR Lens Mount Unit will allow photographers to use Leica M-mount lenses on the GXR.
A mock-up version of the unit is due to go on show at the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Japan from 9 February.
A spokesman for Ricoh Japan said: ?The lens mount unit is being designed to make the best use of the optical characteristics of the lenses mounted.
?It will have as its image sensor a 23.6×15.7mm (APS-C size: total pixels approx. 12.90 million) CMOS sensor, and it will feature a newly-developed focal plane shutter.?
