Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When Leitz decided that the next step was to make their new camera capable of interchangeable lenses, they worked with A O Roth on the project. Roth was provided with camera bodies but whether the work was done in London or Wetzlar, I do not know. In any event, these cameras were marketed with Meyer normal lenses and Dallmeyer and Ross long glass. I believe the 3.5/35 Elmar was made available as well, but the advertisements I have seen do not list this. Anytime you come across interesting LTM lenses like these, especially Zeiss, I'm interested! The book is: =20 Marc James Small, Non-leitz leica Thread-Mount Lenses: A 39mm diversity. H=FCcklehoven, Germany: Rita Wittig, 1997. ISBN: 3-930359-47-2. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!