Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc wrote: >Angenieux didn't begin playing with retrofocus designs until the >mid-1950's, though they then made some wonderfully fine lenses. In his booklet (Angenieux Lenses- Ed. Foto-Saga ISBN 2-906840-11-4) Patrice-Herve Pont (a French) wrote: "Pierre Angenieux solves the problem: Answering the demands of = reflex camera manufacturers, Pierre Angenieux designed a = revolutionary lens ...... Then world opticians would begin to offer, as Angenieux first did, wide angle lenses - bearing a strong similarity to the Retrofocus! The very first Retrofocus (35mm Type R 1) was marketed in 1950.... I think that P-H Pont don't have access to the same sources as you have. BTW in french photo magazines, many seem to share his opinion. Lucien BELGIUM