Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Cams 101 more
From: aglang@sprynet.com
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:01:10 -0800 (PST)

>More... in the current Leica Catalog, on the page for the 80/1.4 R, in
>reference to Leicaflex, it says "cannot be modified".

>Jim
 =20

Too bad, particularly since the SL=92s microprisms are =93cut=94 for f2.8=
, it would=20
give intrinsically better focusing accuracy with a fast lens then a more =
modern=20
R microprism which is desined not to go dark with slower zooms, thereby=20
sacrificing some focusing accuracy with fast lenses.

or so I=92ve read.....


Adam