Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/28

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Subject: Re: More info on electrical lens contacts on the R8
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 15:17:51 +0100 (BST)
 
At 10:30 28/06/97 +0200, you wrote:
<snip>

>The lens contacts, and the contact grip on the R8 will make full autofocus
>possible, once the new model of the R8 (R8.2?) comes out, and the current
>R8 body will be upgradable. The R8 was conceived to be fully "ready" for
>future autofocus functions. Then, all electrical contacts will be used
>(instead of only two of them at this moment).
>Pascal

What I'd like tp know is- what is going to do the autofocusing? Unless I've
missed something important along the way, it still has to be either the body
or the lens. Is Leica actually going to produce af lenses? 

Joe Berenbaum