Re: [Leica] The amazing Leicaflex SL

[grduprey@rockwellcollins.com]

So I guess that if you want newer R ROM lenses then it is goodby to the SL
and hello to the R8/R9?  Bummer!  I was thinking it would be a good idea to
sell my R4SP and keep the SL then get a R8/9, but now I need to think this
over more...  Or am I just getting Confused?

gene



                                                                                                                                             
                      Douglas Herr                                                                                                           
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Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> wrote:

> I was actually considering a SL. They turn up now and then cheap. I saw
> one, that I didn't buy, for just over 100 USD. Still kicking myself.
>
> But then it comes to ROMs, R-cammed, 3rd-cammed, or overhead cams and I
> just get lost.
>
> Do I understand you correctly: 2-cam, 3-cam is what you want with
> Leicaflex SL?

Yes, 2-cam and 3-cam lenses are the ones that will work with the SL, with a
few exceptions.  These are the lenses that require more mirror clearance,
which was Minolta's influence on Leitz in the 1970s.  These lenses are:

15mm Elmar-R and Elmarit-R
16mm Fisheye
current 19mm Elmarit-R (first version is OK)
24mm Elmarit-R
35mm Summilux-R
current 50mm Summilux-R (previous versions are OK)
current 35-70 f/4 (older 35-70 f/3.5 are OK)
old 80-200 f/4.5 (75-200 f/4.5 is OK, 70-210 is OK, current 80-200 f/4 is
OK if you find a 3-cam version)

Many of the above lenses can be used on the SL2 as long as they don't have
ROM contacts.  ROM lenses will not fit on any Leicaflex, SL, or SL2 but
many can be retrofitted with a Leicaflex flange and cams; a few I know of
are:

current 50mm Summilux-R (for SL2, not Leicaflex or SL)
180mm APO-Elmarit-R
280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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