Hello everybody, I sent my mail from Finland and for some weird reason it was translated = into gibberish, it was not Finnish although that can be difficult to = read as well=20 My question was simply: Hello, =20 Sorry to inconvenience you. I have so far only used Leica lenses with = ROM contacts, but I just acquired a 90mm summicron with a 3-cam not ROM = contacts I was under the impression that one cannot use the P and T mode = on the R8/R9 cameras unless one has a lens with ROM contacts but my = "new" lens responds just fine. Instead of expending a film to find out = which is correct I thought I would ask you guys.=20 =20 If I can use these modes then the only thing the ROM does is provide the = lens specific customisation and information on focal length for blitz = (Metz) and Exif (DM-R). =20 Regards, Tim -----Original Message----- From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = [mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philippe Amard Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2005 8:52 AM To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [LRflex] Re: A stupid question concerning ROM for all i know the answer is : " 2tpbmcgYXQgdGhpcyBsZW5zLCBnb29kIHNoYXBlLCBnb29kIHBy aWNlLi4uY29uc2lkZXJpbmcgYSANCgk+I"=20 yours Phileica Tim Bedsted wrote: >SGVsbG8sDQogDQpTb3JyeSB0byBpbmNvbnZlbmllbmNlIHlvdS4gSSBoYXZlIHNvZmFyIG9u= bHkg >dXNlZCBMZWljYSBsZW5zZXMgd2l0aCBST20gY29udGFjdHMsIGJ1dCBJIGp1c3QgYWNxdWly= ZWQg >YSA5MG1tIHN1bW1pY3JvbiB3aXRoIGEgMy1jYW0gbm90IFJPTSBjb250YWN0cyBJIHdhcyB1= bmRl >ciB0aGUgaW1wcmVzc2lvbiB0aGF0IG9uZSBjYW5ub3QgdXNlIHRoZSBQIGFuZCBUIG1vZGUg= b24g >dGhlIFI4L1I5IGNhbWVyYXMgdW5sZXNzIG9uZSBoYXMgYSBsZW5zIHdpdGggUk9NIGNvbnRh= Y3Rz >IGJ1dCBteSAibmV3IiBsZW5zIHJlc3BvbmRzIGp1c3QgZmluZS4gSW5zdGVhZCBvZiBleHBl= bmRp >bmcgYSBmaWxtIHRvIGZpbmQgb3V0IHdoaWNoIGlzIGNvcnJlY3QgSSB0aG91Z2h0IEkgd291= bGQg >YXNrIHlvdSBndXlzLiANCiANCklmIEkgY2FuIHVzZSB0aGVzZSBtb2RlcyB0aGVuIHRoZSBv= bmx5 >IHRoaW5nIHRoZSBST00gZG9lcyBpcyBwcm92aWRlIHRoZSBsZW5zIHNwZWNpZmljIGN1c3Rv= bWlz >YXRpb24gYW5kIGluZm9ybWF0aW9uIG9uIGZvY2FsIGxlbmd0aCBmb3IgYmxpdHogKE1ldHop= IGFu >ZCBFeGlmIChETS1SKS4NCiANClJlZ2FyZHMsDQpUaW0NCg0KCS0tLS0tQWxrdXBlcsOkaW5l= biB2 >aWVzdGktLS0tLSANCglMw6RoZXR0w6Rqw6Q6IGxlaWNhcmVmbGV4LWJvdW5jZUBmcmVlbGlz= dHMu >b3JnIHB1b2xlc3RhOiBEb3VnIEhlcnIgDQoJTMOkaGV0ZXR0eTogdG8gNi8xMC8yMDA1IDQ6= NDgg >DQoJVmFzdGFhbm90dGFqYTogbGVpY2FyZWZsZXhAZnJlZWxpc3RzLm9yZyANCglLb3Bpbzog= DQoJ >QWloZTogW0xSZmxleF0gUmU6IFIgODAtMjAwIGY0LjAgVmFyaW8gRWxtYXIgUg0KCQ0KCQ0K= DQoJ >b24gMTAvNS8wNSA2OjU2IFBNLCBTdGV2ZSBCYXJib3VyIGF0IGtpZGlkZG9jQGNveC5uZXQg= d3Jv >dGU6IA0KDQoJPiBJIGFtIGxvb2tpbmcgYXQgdGhpcyBsZW5zLCBnb29kIHNoYXBlLCBnb29k= IHBy >aWNlLi4uY29uc2lkZXJpbmcgYSANCgk+IGJ1eSwgYW5kIEknZCBsaWtlIGlucHV0IGZyb20g= dGhv >c2Ugd2hvIG1heSBiZSB1c2luZyBpdCByZWdhcmRpbmcgaXRzIA0KCT4gb3B0aWNhbCBxdWFs= aXR5 >LCBhbmQgc2F0aXNmYWN0aW9uIGlzc3VlcyBmcm9tIGV4cGVyaWVuY2VkIExlaWNhIFIgDQoJ= PiBw >aG90b2dyYXBoZXJzLi4uIA0KCT4gDQoJPiB5b3VycyB0aG91Z2h0cyBhcmUgbXVjaCBhcHBy= ZWNp >YXRlZCwgDQoJPiANCgk+IFN0ZXZlIA0KDQoJU3RldmUsIEkndmUgcmVjZW50bHkgZ290dGVu= IG9u >ZSwgbm8gcmVzdWx0cyBiYWNrIHlldCB0aG91Z2guLi4gbXkgaW5pdGlhbCANCglpbXByZXNz= aW9u >IGlzIHRoYXQgdGhlIGJ1aWxkIHF1YWxpdHkgaXMgZGVmaW5pdGVseSAiTGVpY2EiLCB3aGlj= aCBJ >IGNvdWxkIA0KCW5vdCBzYXkgZm9yIHRoZSBMZWl0ei9NaW5vbHRhIDc1LTIwMCBmLzQuNS4g= IFdo >ZW4gSSBpbnF1aXJlZCBhYm91dCB0aGlzIGxlbnMgDQoJb24gc2V2ZXJhbCBsaXN0cyB0aGUg= cmVz >cG9uc2VzIHdlcmUgb3ZlcndoZWxtaW5nbHkgcG9zaXRpdmUsIG5vIG5lZ2F0aXZlcyANCgl3= aGF0 >c29ldmVyLiAgRXJ3aW4gbGlrZXMgaXQgdG9vOiBoZSBzYXlzIGl0J3Mgbm90IHF1aXRlIHVw= IHRv >IHRoZSBxdWFsaXR5IG9mIA0KCXRoZSA3MC0xODAgZi8yLjggQVBPLiAgTG9va2luZyB0aHJv= dWdo >IHRoZSB2aWV3ZmluZGVyIEkndmUgbm90aWNlZCBzb21lIA0KCXBpbmN1c3Npb24gZGlzdG9y= dGlv >biBhdCB0aGUgbG9uZyBlbmQgYW5kIG1heWJlIHNvbWUgYXQgdGhlIHNob3J0IGVuZCwgYnV0= IA0K >CW9ubHkgYmVjYXVzZSBJJ20gbG9va2luZyBzcGVjaWZpY2FsbHkgZm9yIGl0LiAgSXQgc25h= cHMg >aW50byBmb2N1cyBxdWl0ZSANCgluaWNlbHkgZXZlbiBvbiB0aGUgbWF0dGUgYXJlYSBvZiB0= aGUg >UjQncyB2aWV3c2NyZWVuLiAgSSdtIHN1cmUgRGF2aWQgd2lsbCANCgl0ZWxsIHlvdSBtdWNo= IG1v >cmUsIGFzIHdpbGwgVGVkIG9uY2UgaGUgcmV0dXJucyBmcm9tIHZhY2F0aW9uLiANCg0KCURv= dWcg >SGVyciANCglCaXJkbWFuIG9mIFNhY3JhbWVudG8gDQoJaHR0cDovL3d3dy53aWxkbGlnaHRw= aG90 >by5jb20gDQoNCg0KCS0tLS0tLSANCglVbnN1YnNjcmliZSBvciBjaGFuZ2UgdG8vZnJvbSBE= aWdl >c3QgTW9kZSBhdDogDQoJICAgIGh0dHA6Ly93d3czLnRlbHVzLm5ldC9+dGVseXQvbHJmbGV4= Lmh0 >bSANCglBcmNoaXZlcyBhcmUgYXQ6IA0KCSAgICB3d3cuZnJlZWxpc3RzLm9yZy9hcmNoaXZl= cy9s >ZWljYXJlZmxleC8gDQoNCg=3D=3D >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > =20 > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/