Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is this the guy in CA? There was someone there who was advertising putting a CPU mount on Nikon lenses. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Braun" <jbraun@msn.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: [Leica] RE: Question non AI lenses > > Chris: > I sent a PC-Nikkor 28mm f3.5 to Rolland Elliott in August. Nr. Elliott sent > an email promising return of the lens the following week. I still do not > have it back. Mr. Ellicott has not and is not returning email messages. > After a certified letter, he said I would have the lens within a week. That > was two weeks ago. Mr. Elliott cashed my check shortly after receipt in > August. I recommend avoiding Mr. Elliott and "Nikon AI Conversions". > J. Braun > > Original Message > Message: 27 > Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:11:25 -0500 > From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: [Leica] Re: Question non AI lenses > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <005401c6f2f1$9f4be870$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Non AI lenses will not function on a D2x/s or D2h/s, D200. At least that's > what I see in my manual. My AI lenses work fine on my D bodies. There's a > menu function that allows you to set manually the widest aperture setting in > the D2h/D2x. I have it set for 1.8 for my 105mm. > > They will not meter with the D100/D70/D50. You can get the lens converted > with a CPU but not sure how much that costs. > > My 105/1.8 is great on a digital. > > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information