Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had been told the subject lens was one of only a few that couldn't be converted from ROM to 3-cam but guess what, I was told wrong. Last week I bought a cosmetically-challenged but optically and mechanically perfect 80-200 ROM. I've got a couple of R bodies but as most of you know it's the SL that makes my heart sing and ROM and the SL is a no-go combination. So, what prompted this insanity? Aside from the very favorable price, it was an ebay item I saw a few months ago: a damaged 80-200 ROM lens. The photos of the lens showed that the lens mount was gone and on the inner aperture control ring, where the Leicaflex metering cams are mounted, are screw holes in exactly the right position to mount the cams. Armed with a Leicaflex-compatible flange, a couple of Leicaflex metering cams and a set of screwdrivers I started taking my "new" lens apart and found that, lo and behold, the screw holes are indeed present and they're spaced and threaded perfectly for the cams. This conversion isn't exactly reversible 'cuz I had to snip the flex circuit to remove the ROM contacts but I'm not worried, I don't intend to ditch the SL any time soon. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com