Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Has anyone compared old Leica zooms 35-70,70-210 with any of the Tamron Sp Lenses?
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 12:47:00 -0300

Chris:

If a non rom lens will not damage the electronic contacts, I would assume
the Tamron one won't either.  Just compare it to a non rom lens.

Regards, 

Robert Stevens

At 03:33 AM 6/1/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Robert G. Stevens wrote:
>...
>> The other thing to keep in mind is that the Tamron Adaptall mount for Leica
>> is not that cheap and a fairly complicated mechanism.  If you get one, make
>> sure the aperature closes smoothly and there is no drag on the mechanism.
>...
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>I have the Tamron adaptall mount for Leica, wich I have used on R5, now
>when I have R8 I am afraid to use it, would it not damge the electronic
>contacts ? What do you think?
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>Chris
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