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Not For Resale – Free Download at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joechan/manuals Removing the lens: Hold the lens by the fixed ring [11]. Press in the bayonet lock [6] on the camera body. Turn the lens anticlockwise and remove. Always change lenses in the shade or in your body's shadow. Changing the lens To avoid damage to your LEICA R7, do not attempt to fit any lens that does not have a control cam for a LEICA R Camera (see page 47).
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