Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:51 AM 3/11/97 -0800, you wrote: >At 01:11 PM 3/11/97 +0730, you wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> What would happen if I try to mount 2 cam lens on R bodies? Would it >>> damage the body or would it miss metering without any damage? >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> David >> >>I am not sure if what I am doing will heart my camera. Actually I seeked >>that information on this list but I had no reply. So if you find our >>something, please let me know if you don't mind. >> >>Tak Oka >>Kuala Lumpur >> > >David & Kuala, > >You may use any Leicaflex or Leica R lens on any reflex body without worry >of damaging your camera or lens. There are four lens versions: One axial >cam for use with the original Leicaflex (external metering), Two axial cams >for all Leicaflex cameras, Two axial & one rotational cam for use on all >Leicaflex and Leica R cameras, and a 50mm f/2 Summicron-R with only the >rotational cam, for use on the Leica R only. However, all reflex lenses >will work on any Leicaflex or Leica R camera body. If you use a one or two >cam lens on a Leica R body, you must stop down the lens to take a meter >reading. Otherwise the reading will be wrong. Likewise using a one cam lens >on a Leicaflex with TTL metering. > >Jim > The above information came directly from "Applied Leica Technique" by Gunter Osterloh, published by Umschau Verlag. The information is on pages 84 & 85. "If an R lens without rotational cam is used accidently on a Leica R camera, it will produce incorrect exposure. But it does not cause any physical damage to camera or lens." A Leica R lens without a rotational cam is a Leicaflex lens. Jim... again