Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leicaflex SL suitability for Macro Photography
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: 26 Feb 2001 11:19:44 -0800

On Mon, 26 February 2001, "Tom Schofield" wrote:

> 
> If you decide on a 60 mm, make sure that it is a "three cam" model and not
> an "R cam," which works with the R3-R8, but lacks the first two cams
> required for the SL and SL2.  I  have a 60mm that has the "r-cam"  but is
> not a "three cam," and it cannot be mounted on an SL

Also keep in mind that some sellers don't know the difference between 3-cam and R-cam, and that R-cam is also sometimes called 3rd-cam.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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