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Subject: [Leica] Leica R9 feels wonderful, minor issue with 80-200 f4 zoom
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 16:13:23 +0200
References: <380-22011638135642447@M2W117.mail2web.com>

Can it be Elmarit at f4?

I had the 70-210 Leitz Vario-Elmar (pump is it not?)
Not up to the R9 and I was happy to replace it by the Angenieux 70 x 3  
f3.5
ph


Le 8 juin 11 ? 15:56, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net a ?crit :

>
> Vick Ko wrote:
>
>>>>
> But, I do have one niggling issue - on the R9, with the 70-200 f4  
> Vario
> Elmarit zoom, when I set the f stop to f/4, the R9 shows it as f4.8.
> All my other lenses are read correctly by the R9, so I figure it is a
> minor thing with the lens.
>
> First - anyone else know of this issue (f4 reads as f4.8)?
>
> Second - anyone know of an easy DIY fix?
> <<<
>
> Third - where did you find a 70-200 f/4 Vario?  I know of:
>
> 80-200mm f/4.5
> 75-200mm f/4.5
> 70-210mm f/4
> 80-200mm f/4
>
> Might be a matter of adjusting the 3rd cam.  Adding ROM contacts to  
> the
> lens would probably work too.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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