Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: 2 cam damage to an R6? Nah
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 18:33:08 -0900

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????

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