Originally posted by 6BQ5 If there is such a thing as "micro four thirds" which came from a "four thirds" mount then why not have a "micro K" mount then? It would certainly follow a me-too plan but it would be interesting.
It does not really matter what is the name of the mount, but if Ricoh choose to design a new mount optimized for large sensor mirrorless it will probably be lots of changes on it, just like it was from 4/3 to mft mount. it's not only the register distance that differ between 4/3 and mft mounts.
But the 4/3 mount had the advantage of being an all electronic interface, so it made it easier to design an adapter for 4/3 lenses on mft.
But the "micro K" is probably going to need more changes. Fi the mechanical linkage to control AF and aperture from the camera will probably be removed, and the electrical interface will most likely be updated and not be positioned on the mount surface like on the K-mount. The size of the mount will most likely be changed too. But these thing do not really matter anyway as there would not be much point in being able to mount a K-mount lens on "micro K", or vise versa. The adapter take care of that.