Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 5/17/02 3:24 PM, David Young at youngs@islandnet.com wrote: > On 16/05/02 , Jim Brick wrote: > >>> opps I guess I screwed up for 10 years using a 2 cam 90 Elmarit on my R6 >>> (stop down metering) > >> Says who??? Certainly not Leica! Zero cam, one cam, and two cam lenses >> are 100% compatible with R4-R7 cameras. The absence of a cam, can in no >> way, cause damage. >> >> It's not there! >> >> But you knew that... >> >> :) >> >> Jim > > Actually, Jim... it *is* there. On page 7 of my R8 manual it says "Earlier > Leicaflex/SL/SL2 lenses without the R control cam must not be used since > these can damage the camera." My R6 manual has a similar prohibition. > > Now, I agree, it doesn't make sense that a "no-cam" extender, extension > tube, viso lens on adapter etc., should work; but not the one or two cam > lenses. > > In the R8's case, I'd even suppose that the cam shorted out the ROM > contacts, but this is obviously not the case, because if the older lenses > have the third (R) cam added, they work fine according to the factory! > > And Doug Herr's earlier post makes sense. And we all agree that nobody has > ever had a problem with this... so why the dire warnings from Leica? > > I guess I'm just too curious - that's all. :) > > > to sell lenses and uprgades???? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html