Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal: The advantage of ROM over non ROM lenses when used on the R8 is that the lens sends info to the camera regarding how far it has stopped down prior to the shutter firing. For example, when the R8 motor arrives and you are shooting at say F16, the camera will adjust the exposure accordingly if the aperture say only got closed to say f12.5 when using a high framing rate. Regards, Robert At 03:14 PM 3/28/99 +0200, you wrote: >Yes, you are probably right Lucien! > >But why did they have to switch to ROM lens mounts if it were not for >electronic focus confirmation, and if autofocus -that will eventually come >to the R- will require new lens mounts? >Mystery upon mystery ;-) > >Pascal >NO ARCHIVE >-------------------------------------------------------- >See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ >-------------------------------------------------------- ><<< PGP public key available on request >>> > > >---------- >>Van: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu> >>Aan: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Onderwerp: Re: Antw: [Leica] Autofocus & Leica >>Datum: zon, 28 maa 1999 01:13 >> > >> In don't see why they will need ROM lens for that. >> The Nikon F5 or the Contax RX (?) offer that possibility >> with old lenses without any electronic inside. >> IMO it will work with the previous lenses without ROM also. > > > >