Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Katariina & Jorg, I have had a R8 for about 8 months and up until now none of my lens have a ROM chip. In Nov Leica misshipped me a 70-180mm APO without the chip and I used it for a month while arguing whether or not it had a chip. Finally giving them the serial number convinced them I had the wrong one. Last week I received the new one with the chip. Looking thru the instruction book I find no reference to it at all. Until last week I believed the main information transmitted to the camera from the ROM lens was the focal length of the lens or in the case of the zoom the apparent focal lenght being used. HOWEVER, in discusion with dealer and leica, as to whether to ship new lens or add the ROM chip to misshipped lens, Leica admitted that if they added the chip in N. J. it would not transmit as much information as a factory installed ROM would. No other explanation was given and I chose a new one rather than having N. J. add the chip. I am not sure what this means. Any ideas anyone?? clifton (texworker@aol.com)