Re: Cam Question for R lenses

["C.M. Fortunko" <fortunko@boulder.nist.gov>]

Richard,

Strictly speaking, you need two-cam lenses. These you can buy at
considerable discount, since it costs about $125 to get them upgraded to
three cams.

Three-cam lenses will work just fine in your camera, however I don't know if
the 100mm APO lens was ever made available in the three-cam configuration. I
know that it fits, because it is shown mounted on an SL in a recent book on
Leicaflex and R cameras. Unfortunately, I no longer have this book. May be
someone else can comment on this.

Best of SL,


Chris


At 11:43 AM 7/20/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Fellow LUGnuts,
>
>I had an serious episode of emotional weakness and bought a used Leicaflex
>SL.  I am trying to secure a research grant to obtain either the 60mm Macro
>or 100mm Apo-macro lenses (or both!!).  
>
>Now the questions: If I am planning on using the macro lenses on either a
>Leicaflex SL or SL2, do I need two cam lenses or three cam lenses?  I guess
>you can never have enough cams, right?
>
>If I eventually get an R8 (I still believe in miracles - right Ted?) will
>these lenses work with the metering system in the R8?
>
>Thanks for the answer.  Just when I thought I was about done with putting
>together a decent M system, now I've got to start over with an R system.  I
>think Leica did this to me by beaming microwaves at me from the Mir
>spacecraft.  Hpw else would I have a momentary lapse of reason and buy a
>Leica relfex camera?
>
>Best regards,
>
>Richard
>
>
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