Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] New Cosina Voigtlander lenses
From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 16:30:49 +0100

Dan,
I'm a great     w  i  d  e  -  a  n  g  l  e     man as well. In fact now
with the Heliar I'm a an excessively     w      i     d     e     -     a
n     g     l     e        man!!!
But I share some of the sympathy with the guy who said they were really
interested in the non-Leitz focal lengths, so the 15mm is very useful. The
others I will wait to see how tempting they become.

35mm is my favourite focal length so I too will be interested in the 35/1.7
but I will be surprised if the Voigtlander lens betters the Summilux I have.
where it will certainly score is in the economy stakes. for those of us who
already have a Leica 35mm lens it will be an additional treat to buy it!

Jem
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dan Post [SMTP:dwpost@email.msn.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, July 20, 1999 3:08 PM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Re: [Leica] New Cosina Voigtlander lenses
> 
> Jeremy-
> Doggone! They are sounding more and more attractive with every reply I
> see!
> I can feel my wallet squirming in pain even as I write!
> Dan (Liking   w i d e a n g l e  lenses more and more!)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 5:39 AM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] New Cosina Voigtlander lenses
> 
> 
> > Dan,
> > If you have a lens with painted figures then i suspect you have a rare
> early
> > prototype. Each one I've examined has engraved figures. Except for the
> > 'Voigtlander' name on the lens caps.
> > Jem
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dan Post [SMTP:dwpost@email.msn.com]
> > >
> > > Dr. Yao-
> > > Do these new lenses have the figures engraved or painted? They seem
> like
> > > such nice lenses, that the tales that the figures on the Heliar and
> 25mm
> > > lens are painted on seems somewhat disappointing!
> > > Dan
> > >
> 
>