Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] SLR lenses
From: Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 11:42:50 -0400
References: <B71CC9C4.2D76%joseph@yao.com>

Joseph:

I use 3 cam lenses, (19mm and 60mm Macro) because they are compatible
with both my SL and my R8. I don't use flash so I don't need ROM lenses.

When my R8 is in for repair I will still be able to shoot with the SL.

I don't understand this... " or even 3rd-cam)"

Jim

http://www.hemenway.com


"Dr. Joseph Yao" wrote:
> 
> on 7/5/01 9:36 PM, Michael E. Bérubé at MEB@goodphotos.com wrote:
> 
> > Pascal is right, I'll also probably stay away from the R6.2 because of its
> > LEDs (and my budget is more SL/SL2 than R6.2/R8 at the moment anyhow.)
> 
> Don't under value the SL2.  Since relatively few were made, a clean one can
> easily cost over $1,000.  Money issue aside, the most frustrating aspect of
> SL/SL2 ownership is incompatibility with current R (ROM, or even 3rd-cam)
> lenses.
> 
> Joseph

In reply to: Message from "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com> (Re: [Leica] SLR lenses)