Sigma Leica lenses on a Sigma DPM

[Boid]

Not sure if this is an April fool prank (looks way too elaborate for it to be one though) but this is certainly interesting. Warning: Google Translate

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Plus it looks really cool to boot.

 

[serhan]

It looks like a sb's conversion. It was posted on rumors website and the photo link has some sample shots, not sure which lenses, but some has got some pretty border darknes vs some has very good bokeh shots....

That is not an April fools joke: Modified Sigma DP with interchangeable M-mount! | Mirrorless Rumors

 

[Andrewteee]

Looks real, but I'm not sure what the point is, unless the photographer is just a hacker. The DPMs are already very good.

 

[retow]

Why bothering with three DP Merrills and equivalent focal ranges of 28, 45 and 75mm already covered with outstanding native Sigma lenses.

 

[Boid]

Why bothering with three DP Merrills and equivalent focal ranges of 28, 45 and 75mm already covered with outstanding native Sigma lenses.

If you already have some Leica lenses, for an additional 200$ you can use them on a Foveon sensor. I don't quite see the downside to that.

 

[brownnoddy]

Just a thought but the DP shutter is buried in the lens, so where is the shutter when you replace the lens? Leica lenses do not have built-in shutters as far as I know.