So, those Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 interchangeable lens compacts that are coming out and that we didn’t shoot a sneaky snarky cloak-and-dagger video of we certainly don’t know what you’re talking about, well, like the Micro Four Thirds system from Olmpusonic (Olympus/Panasonic), their lack of a mirror yields a shallow flange-back distance. This distance, put in over-simplistic terms, is the distance from the imaging plane to the back of the mount. Now, this is interesting, because since it’s shorter than any 35mm based system (that includes APS-C bodies, actually), you can create adapters that let you mount basically any lens ever made onto it and still maintain infinity focus. Leica? Sure, why not? Nikon F? Of course. Canon FD? Hey, those lenses have to still be good for something.

And, just like there are quite a few mounts floating around for the Micro-Four Thirds system, we’re starting to hear word there’ll be the same third party style mount adapters to convert Sony E to your favorite legacy whatever (all manual, of course). Early ones are sound expensive, but if you’ve been wanting a nice digital body to strap to your dusty collection of Pentax primes, well, it sure makes an NEX seem more appealing, doesn’t it?