Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What did you do with the lenses? Return them or have them retrofitted? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@turbonet.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF > Well doh! Probably the most important feature. However, part of the > appeal of a SL (for me) is the "cheap" (relatively speaking) two-cam > lenses. However, both of the lens that I've purchased were advertised > as two-cam, but had been refitted, and were three cam lenses. One was > purchased from Adorama. I thought they would know better. > > Bill Stanke > > Douglas Herr wrote: > > > > On Tue, 03 Dec 2002 13:03:25 -0800 Bill Stanke <bstanke@turbonet.com> wrote: > > > > > If you were re-designing the SL, what "modern" > > > features would you ask > > > Leica to build in to the "new" SL? > > > > > > I would like: > > > 1) Provision for a motor drive/winder > > > 2) Modern batteries > > > 3) SBC metering cell instead of CdS cell > > > 4) Interchangeable data back > > > 5) (User)Interchangeable focusing screens > > > 6) Mirror lock-up > > > > > > My $.02. > > > > > > Bill Stanke > > > > > > > And, obviously, uses all R lenses with the 3rd metering cam. > > > > > > Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html