Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 05 June 2000, AppleMac97@aol.com wrote: > > Many of you read my post some days ago about the Leicaflex SL and what a > rugged and reliable mechanical camera it is.........Well, I couldn't resist > the temptation any more! I have just bought a black chrome Leicaflex SL in > excellent condition. The seller will mail it to me next week. Now I have to > get some lenses for this beauty! If I remember correctly, this camera can > use both 2-cam and 3-cam lenses, but not R-cam-only and the new ROM lenses. > Should I buy the somewhat cheaper 2-cam lenses, or buy 3-cam lenses which can > be used on this camera and also on the R 3/4/5/6/7/8 cameras? I don't own > any one of the R cameras at present, but the R6.2 or R8 is a possibility in > the not too distant future! Is there a significant difference in quality > between 2-cam and 3-cam lenses? I would appreciate any advice and > suggestions from you folks! Thanks! > > Muhammad Chishty > > P.S. I know that a camera as old as the SL will need CLA soon. Any > recommendations as to where I should send it? And how much will it cost? > Muhammad, A 3-cam lens is not nessesarily a newer lens, as many older lenses have been converted from 1-cam or 2-cam configuration. For the 60mm Macro there have been no optical changes over the last 30 years and only one mechanical change, from Series VIII to E55 filters, and the older Series VIII version can also use E60 filters. With other R lenses there may be more dramatic differences in mechanical design, such as the reduced size & weight of the 180 Elmarit-R or 35 Summicron-R, or much closer focus of the 250 Telyt-R. There are no real losers among the fixed focal length R lenses. I know nothing about the older zooms except that the early 80-200 f/4.5 cannot be used on the SL. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/