Thank you Doug, so, if I understand correctly, my 50 cron won t need any modification to fit SL and perform stop-down metering. Regards, Miha 2008/10/28 wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Miha Golobic wrote: > >> I have decided on another (backup) Leica. It is going to be another R3 >> or a Leicaflex SL. In case of Leicaflex SL, I m not sure if my 50mm >> summicron 3rd CAM only will work in any way. > > Most 3rd-cam only lenses have a bayonet flange that will not fit the SL, > however the 3rd-cam 50mm Summicron-R that I had (and sold a long time ago) > had a Leicaflex SL flange, so it would fit and worked fine in stop-down > metering mode. If the lens has an R-only flange, either the lens or the > camera can be easily modified to work together without any loss of function. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft(R) Exchange technology - > http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/