Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 aperture readout with 280APO wide open
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 21:42:23 +0100

Bob De Vries wrote:
 
> I noticed this weekend that the indicated aperture in the viewfinder
> display on the R8 with my 280 APO wide open was f3.4 rather that 2.8.
> The same was true when the 1.4x's converter was attached. There is no
> half-stop between F2.8 and F4 on the lens. Has anyone else had this
> experience? My other lenses all read accurately at maximum aperture,
> including faster lenses. What is the problem here?
> 

Bob,

I noticed the same on a R8 with APO 280/2,8 alone and with 1,4X.
I was thinking it was the lens, but now...

Lucien