Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/18

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Question non AI lenses
From: allen.graves at charter.net (Allen Graves)
Date: Wed Oct 18 18:21:12 2006
References: <BAY106-DAV87E4D8CAE510A8DDDBD3AC50C0@phx.gbl> <003301c6f31c$9311a9c0$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto>

He is in N.C. I had no problems about 1 1/2 years ago.

Allen



>Is this the guy in CA? There was someone there who was advertising putting a
>CPU mount on Nikon lenses.
>
>Chris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "J. Braun" <jbraun@msn.com>
>To: <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:15 PM
>Subject: [Leica] RE: Question non AI lenses
>
>
>>
>>  Chris:
>>  I sent a PC-Nikkor 28mm f3.5 to Rolland Elliott in August.  Nr. Elliott
>sent
>>  an email promising return of the lens the following week.  I still do not
>>  have it back.  Mr. Ellicott has not and is not returning email messages.
>>  After a certified letter, he said I would have the lens within a week.
>That
>>  was two weeks ago.  Mr. Elliott cashed my check shortly after receipt in
>>  August.  I recommend avoiding Mr. Elliott and "Nikon AI Conversions".
>>  J. Braun
>>
>>  Original Message
>>  Message: 27
>>  Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:11:25 -0500
>>  From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>
>>  Subject: [Leica] Re:  Question non AI lenses
>>  To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>  Message-ID: <005401c6f2f1$9f4be870$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto>
>>  Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>>  Non AI lenses will not function on a D2x/s or D2h/s, D200. At least 
>> that's
>>  what I see in my manual. My AI lenses work fine on my D bodies. There's a
>>  menu function that allows you to set manually the widest aperture setting
>in
>>  the D2h/D2x. I have it set for 1.8 for my 105mm.
>>
>>  They will not meter with the D100/D70/D50. You can get the lens converted
>>  with a CPU but not sure how much that costs.
>>
>>  My 105/1.8 is great on a digital.
>>
>>  Chris
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from jbraun at msn.com (J. Braun) ([Leica] RE: Question non AI lenses)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:Question non AI lenses)