>>3548835>>it can't be a real rf, because they would need someway of communicating focus distance between lens and body>Lol, cameras literally already do this.As much as I like real rangefinders, I think you're missing the point and what you're saying is not well thought out.
Suppose the Fuji (or any other brand) lenses had a mechanical rf linkage.
A modern autofocus system, at the speed it's operating, would absolutely rape the rf cam and other parts of the linkage, either on the lens or the body. And probably kick the rf patch out of alignment very often.
No matter your tolerances, if you're swiveling around condensers and beamsplitters found in an rf in milliseconds (typical AF speed), parts will wear out and become loose quickly.
Got an RF? Give it a try.
How long does it take an AF system to focus from minimum focus distance to infinity? Say half a second? Now try moving your rf lens from minimum focus to infinity in half a second. I can already hear the gears screeching on a Contax IIa.
Now imaging doing that thousands of times in a week. No chance the RF would survive and maintain calibration.
The only viable option would be either manual focus lenses, or a hybrid system like the contax G1/2, without any visible patch in the viewfinders.
Apparently, fuji isn't interested in manual focus (let alone rf coupled) lenses, so that's all there is to it.
