Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, Yes, you can use the one cam/two cam lens on the R4 with the stop down lever and match needle. You will have to run a test roll as the exposure may be off a half stop or so. Mine isn't but YMMV. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve Unsworth Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 3:54 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Summilux vs Summicron vs Elmarit While we're talking of 50mm lenses, I have an SL that came with a single cam 50mm Summicron. I also have a R4S. Obviously the metering doesn't couple if I put the 50mm on the R4S, but can I meter by using the DOF lever to stop down the single cam lens? I realise that the answer is 'try it', but at the moment the R4S is here in the UK and the SL and lens are in France. Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rolfe Tessem Sent: 22 July 2003 03:30 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Summilux vs Summicron vs Elmarit Tom Christiansen wrote: > Folks, > > Regarding the 50mm lenses for the R system: What are people's opinions > on the different types (f/1.4, 2, 2.8)? Tom, In the Leica world, the best-performing lens at a given focal length is usually the one most recently updated by Leica... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html