[LRflex] Re: 80-200 f/4 Vario-Elmar
- From: "Robert O. SHAW" <rj5s@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:38:58 -0700
Doug:
I shot some E/100 test frames with the 80-200 (remember - I'm the guy who
sort of "grew up" on Contaxt RTS/RX and Zeiss glass) when I was weighing it
against the 70-180 APO. I passed but only by a slim margin.
When I got my test slides back, the 80-200 frames were stunning. You can
also check with David Young - he's a believer.
I know you're going to enjoy this lens, especially shooting critters. Very
nice feel, construction and it really pops in the R viewfinder.
Enjoy!
Bob
>From: Doug Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [LRflex] 80-200 f/4 Vario-Elmar
>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:35:08 -0700
>
>I had been told the subject lens was one of only a few that couldn't be
>converted from ROM to 3-cam but guess what, I was told wrong.
>
>Last week I bought a cosmetically-challenged but optically and mechanically
>perfect 80-200 ROM. I've got a couple of R bodies but as most of you know
>it's the SL that makes my heart sing and ROM and the SL is a no-go
>combination.
>
>So, what prompted this insanity? Aside from the very favorable price, it
>was an ebay item I saw a few months ago: a damaged 80-200 ROM lens. The
>photos of the lens showed that the lens mount was gone and on the inner
>aperture control ring, where the Leicaflex metering cams are mounted, are
>screw holes in exactly the right position to mount the cams.
>
>Armed with a Leicaflex-compatible flange, a couple of Leicaflex metering
>cams and a set of screwdrivers I started taking my "new" lens apart and
>found that, lo and behold, the screw holes are indeed present and they're
>spaced and threaded perfectly for the cams.
>
>This conversion isn't exactly reversible 'cuz I had to snip the flex
>circuit
>to remove the ROM contacts but I'm not worried, I don't intend to ditch the
>SL any time soon.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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