Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just purchased a Leica 50mm Summicron-R lens from someone on this list. I had sent out a wanted ad for a "3-cam Summicron R German" and this person responded with "I have a 3-cam Summicron R ROM for R8." So I assumed this person knew what he was talking about and sent away the money. When the lens arrived, I discovered that it was a ROM lens indeed, but 3rd cam only. So although I could use the lens on any R camera, the critical second cam for coupling to my Leicaflex SL was missing. So no problem, I decided to try to sell the lens and at the same time help this person learn the cams properly. Well, all I got was hostility and a "if you're so smart how come you couldn't figure out it was 3rd cam from the first 4 digits of the serial number... if you had said it was for a Leicaflex I wouldn't have sent it in the first place..." Please, please, please, people, learn your camera systems properly. After all, it ain't brain surgery. Here's the link for the newbies: http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~leica/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com