Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 08 April 2001, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > Randy, > > I assume that Sherry Krauter, whom you have already been pointed to, can do it > without any difficulty and a reasonable price. I had my 2-cam 180mm Elmarit > converted to 3 cams by Leica Solms, and as far as I recall the price was not > excessive by any means. As a bonus, they also replaced the aperture collar as > the old one looked fairly shabby (I had not asked for it and there was no extra > cost). The lens works great on my R8. > > Nathan > Nathan, replacing the aperture ring is a normal part of Leica's 2-cam to 3-cam conversion. This is done so ahtat the aperture numerals will line up properly with the aperture viewing window in the viewfinders of the R3 through R7 bodies. The last time I had a conversion done, Sherry's quote was less than Leica USA's. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/