Reading an article on Wired on adapters which let you use Leica M mount lenses (or Canon or Nikon) on Sony's new APS-C (half 35mm size) pocket digital cameras (Nex 3 and 5).
This has got me thinking that it can't be long before somebody produces a small and relatively cheap pocket digital camera with a decent full frame (35mm) sensor, which will be able to mount Leica M lenses with an adapter. This will be a serious piece of kit in a small package, at a fraction of the cost of an M9.
With adapters for Canon, Nikon and other manufacturer's lenses, you will have the ultimate travel camera to complement your dSLR, with no need to invest in a duplicate set of lenses, with little compromise on quality.
In many ways it's like a practical version of my own dream product: a drop in digital sensor which is the same shape as a roll of 35mm film with the film pulled out. This mythical product could be for instance dropped into a Nikon FM2 slr or a Leica M3 and you would have the ultimate digital camera for manual camera aficionados.
/Addition 26 July 2010:
Apparently there was a company called Silicon Film working on this product. They went bust and disappeared without a trace it seems.
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