Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman wrote: > And now for a question: the manual states that using the 2-cam lenses > may damage the camera. Osterloh says the same in his book. I > understand > that I would have only stop-down metering with a 2-cam lens, but what > exactly is the damage that can be done? And does it mean that I should > > not mount my 6.8/400mm Telyt on the R8? I'm afraid so, because when I mounted a two-cam 250mm lens on the R8, the LED display in the viewfinder went beserk. I quickly took the lens off and things were back to normal. It's not something I want to repeat, and whenever I use this lens, it's on my R6 or R7. I think it's those electonic contacts of the R8, that come under fire of a 2-cam lens. B