Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] Am I wasting my time/money?
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Sun Sep 10 20:29:30 2006

Doug, It is the current f/4 version with ROM contacts.  I guess I will have 
to look into the modifications.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>: 
-------------- 


> Gene, if your lens is the current f/4 lens not the old f/4.5, this lens 
> can be modified to fit the SL. Mine was originally a ROM lens, now 
> converted to 3-cam. You can also have the SL's 2nd cam added and the 
> SL's flange milled slightly (generally invisible); with these two 
> modifications the lens can be used on the SL and will still have the 
> ROM contacts. Don Goldberg agrees that it should work, and that the 
> modifications are very simple and safe. 
> 
> Doug Herr 
> Birdman of Sacramento 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com 
> 
> On Sep 10, 2006, at 6:34 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
> 
> > Doug, 
> > 
> > It is the 80 - 200 Vario Elmar, a super zoom as you have stated in the 
> > past. 
> > 
> > Gene 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message from Douglas Herr 
> > : -------------- 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> On Sep 5, 2006, at 9:18 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> I have only one lens with the ROM contacts, so it will not work on 
> >>> the SL. 
> >> 
> >> Depending on what the lens is, you might be able to get it to work on 
> >> the SL w/o removing the ROM contacts. 
> >> 
> >> Doug Herr 
> >> Birdman of Sacramento 
> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com 
> >> 
> >> 
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