Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for the answer Marc. I wish that I had phrased the question more clearly. As it is an adapter for visoflex lenses, it will only stop down meter but you still need cams. The cams that I am enquiring about are static cams. Apparently the cameras will not stop down meter correctly without the static cams in place. A URL that explains it far better than I could is Jem's excellent cam site (scroll to the bottom for an explanation of static cams: http://members.tripod.co.uk/JemK/Pic-A-Week/cams.htm My question is whether the 14167 always has the static cams to allow a SL2 to meter correctly or if they have followed current practice of dropping SL/SL2 compatibility. Anyone know? John Collier > From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> > > At 09:32 AM 7/12/01 -0600, John Collier wrote: >> Caution OT....it is a Leica question! >> >> I am purchasing a thrashed SL2 which I will have CLAed or buried (yes it was >> that cheap). I am going to use it as my new metered Visoflex. So I need a >> viso lens to R body adapter. Leica made the 14127 which only works with the >> Leicaflex and the 14167. I need to know if the 14167 is always a three cam >> adapter or if the newest versions are R cam only. > > John > > There are at least two versions of the 14167, the first of which was > intended to work with the SL/SL2, and the second of which lacks any cams at > all. There may be a three-cam or R-cam version, as well, though I have > never seen such. > > The 14127 will work on the SL2, but will require stop-down metering.