Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:45 PM 1/11/01 -0800, Doug Herr wrote: >On Thu, 11 January 2001, Jim Brick wrote: > >> >> From the rear of the lens, two fixed (they don't move) metal ramp (sloped) >> cams, one on each side of the rear element (very prominent, can't miss >> them), the third cam is a square metal block (between the two ramp cams) >> that when you move it, it opens up the diaphragm. >> >> Two ramps and a movable square block. >> >> Jim > >Jim, I think what you're describing as the 3rd cam is what Randy calls the >aperture control lever. As I understand it, Randy wants to know how to >determine if the 3rd metering cam is present. > >Doug Herr Yes, of course. Sorry... Jim