Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Comments on Russar 5,6/20 mm please....and Retro-Focus
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:47:13 -0400

Marc-
could they be taking the fact that the retro focus doesn't protrude so far
into the body? After finding that the 80-200 / 4,5 Vario-Elmar stuck out too
far in the back to go on my SL, I could well understand if they did it to
make the  metering more accurate on a M lens?
Dan
> good designs.  The missing Erwin Puts and I have had some lengthy
> discussions about these designs, but I still don't know why Leica chose to
> use retrofocus designs for them.
>
> Marc
>
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