Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Terry wrote: I am scheduled to join others in a bird shooting venture (birds in trees only) this Saturday. Would those of you with experience re same please advise me which equipment to bring? I have the old 400 f/6.8 and the old 350 f/4.8 as well as the 180 f/2.8 APO. I also have the 2x APO extender. Regarding bodies, I have an old R4, an R7, and, my favorite, the R8. Since the 400 and 350 are older CAM styles, I might not get f stop and shutter speed displays in my R8's viewfinder. Therefore, should I leave the R8 at home and bring the R4 or R7? Thanks for your responses. ===================================================================== Terry, When you say "the 400 and 350 are older CAM styles" do you mean they have 1 or 2 cams? If so, then they won't give you the right aperture linkage with ANY R camera, including your R4, R7 and R8. If, on the other hand, you mean those lenses are 3 cam but without ROM contacts, then you'll get the right aperture linkage with ALL R cameras. The ROM contacts for the R8 are only used to provide information for auto-zoom flashguns. So you might as well take the R8! Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/