Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug; I can't answer the first part of your question but do know that Leica can (or at least could earlier this year) modify the, incompatible version of the lens for $625 or so. When I inquired about having this done to my 180 APO, I was told it's fairly radical surgery requiring (at the time of my inquiry) a two-month trip to Germany. I decided against having this elective procedure done so am not in a position to offer any first-hand user experiences. Dave F. On 11/5/06, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > Does anyone know how to tell which version of this lens is compatible > with the 1.4x APO? Is it strictly by s/n, or can the earlier > (incompatible) version be modified? > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >