Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23

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Subject: Re: Marc's Book & Canon f:0.95
From: Lucian Chis <chis@ece.orst.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 13:40:31 -0700 (PDT)

Marvin,

Yes, there is an interest in Canon L lenses!
I am one who uses L lenses and am very pleased with them.

Lucian


On Tue, 23 Sep 1997 Leikon35@aol.com wrote:

>    Marc Small's new book "Non-Leitz Leica TML Lenses" arrived last 
> Friday and I took it with me to our local camera show (Bagnall's).
> Practically every collector that I showed it to, wanted to get a copy.
> Steve Gandy already had his & was as impressed with it as I was
> It particularily answers many questions about Zeiss lenses in LTM
> that have been asked on the LUG.
>    Marc didn't include the under appreciated Canon LTMs as they
> have already been covered in Peter Dechart's book.
>    Speaking of the under rated Canon lense's - how many of you 
> know that the Canon 50mm / f:0.95 lens is still made today & is
> used by the CIA in preference to the Leica Noctilux?  More info 
> will follow if there is any interest in this unadvertised fact, along 
> with info about Canon using ASPH (L).
> 
> ******************************Marvin Moss**************************
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