Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alex Hurst wrote: > I was browsing through Eastland's R Compendium last night, and was admiring > the technical drawing of this lens. 15 elements in 5 groups!. > > Has anyone ever seen/used one of these beasts? My ex-Leitz friend and optical engineer just brought by and left to play with a 40-400 f/5 constand aperture zoom. Apparently came of an aerial photo rig and fitted somehow with remote controls, though it look much like a movie camera lens. We're talking ZOOOOOOM. And works on a R. Gonna do some testing, though I don't think King Erwin is any serious danger of being unseated from his throne. donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com