Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nokton 50/1.5
From: "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 21:53:37 -0700
References: <B58A1FCC.3806%yaojkfdr@netvigator.com> <396403B8.210@wenet.net>

> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=369964487
>
> > This is the original Voigtlander Nokton 50/1.5 in Leica screw mount,
made by
> > Voigtlander.  It is not the current Nokton, made by Cosina.
> > Joseph
>
> Hi Joseph,
>
>      So the Cosina Nokton is a more or less exact copy?  Obviously
with
> multi-coated elements at least.  Was the actual design altered and if
> so, how?

Not at all.  The new Cosina lens is a new computation with an aspherical
surface.  Only the name is the same.

In reply to: Message from "Dr. Joseph Yao" <yaojkfdr@netvigator.com> (Re: [Leica] Nokton 50/1.5)
Message from Rich Lahrson <tripspud@wenet.net> (Re: [Leica] Nokton 50/1.5)