Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/23

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Subject: Re: R8 and 3 cam R lenses
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 19:04:17 -0800

At 09:07 PM 3/23/97 -0500, you wrote:
>At 03:17 PM 3/23/97 -0800, Jim wrote:
>>My R8 catalog (910 610) lists ALL of the currently available 3-cam lenses
>>(15mm - 800mm + zooms + extenders) as R8 lenses. I borrowed our local rep's
>>R8 and used my 3-cam lenses, same kind of lenses the rep uses. ??? I'm
>>curious as  to what other (new) lenses are there other than 3-cam lenses.
>>They surely aren't going to re-manufacture the entire line of R lenses just
>>for the R8.
>
>
>I believe all R lenses since 1980 or so have been 'single cam', though of a
>different sort than the old Leicaflex line.
>
>Marc
>
>
>Marc James Small
>Cha Robh Bas Fir, Gun Ghras Fir!
>FAX:  +540/343-7315
>
>

Leica R lenses for Leicaflex cameras with external meter are single-cam
lenses (one axial cam.)

Leica R lenses for TTL meter Leicaflex cameras are two-cam lenses (two
axial cams.)

Leica R lenses for Leica-R cameras (R3 - R8) are three-cam lenses (two
axial & one rotational cam.)

Jim