Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le mercredi, 24 sep 2003, à 19:41 Europe/Brussels, P2CON@aol.com a écrit : > Lucien, I think you are again mistaken. In my post from yesterday, I > postulated that the new lens will have the same RF cam design as the > old 90 Elmar screw-mount and the thin Tele Elmarit 90/f2.8, which is a > cylinder. It will act on the cam follower in the eye attachment in the > same fashion that it acts on the RF wheel in the camera. It will have > the same bayonet pattern as the older 90TE. When mounted upside down > on the eye attachment, it will show the distance scale for the close > distances, and will act on the push-rod cam follower of the attachment > to move the camera body RF wheel. > When mounted normally on the body it will show the distance scale from > 1m to infinity and will act directly on the RF wheel in the body just > as do the older lenses with a cylindrical cam. > > You are perhaps being mislead by thinking that the new lens will use a > push-rod cam mechanism. > > Regards, Paul Connet Paul, I never said anything else. Lucien - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html