Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] After Market Lenses for Leica
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 10:10:29 -0500

At 09:52 PM 1998-12-02, David wrote:
>
> Once I asked about the Kilfitt lenses in the Leica mount, I decided to
>bother LUG members with questions on the after market lenses in the Leica
>mount.  Other than the Kilfitt, Nikkor and Canon lenses, what else is worth
>trying?  I remember Accura, Acall, Tenar and Schneider to name a few by the
>independent lens makers.  I have seen some Tenar lenses for sale with
>pretty high prices.  I understand that most of these are in LTM.
>

There are several hundred after-market lenses for the LTM system.  Perhaps
the finest are the Carl Zeiss Jena lenses -- the 2/8.5cm and 1.5/5cm
Sonnars are not uncommon, but the others are rare -- while JSK and
Rodenstock marketed lenses, as well.  So did Kodak.  So did Wray, and Ross,
and SOM Berthiot.  And dozens of other companies.

A relatively good list can be found in "HPR" (Hans P Rajner), LEICA COPIES.

Marc

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