Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/27

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Subject: [Leica] Radioactive glass in M lenses ?
From: "Hugh Thompson" <painfree@istar.ca>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 04:58:45 -0400
 
(Sent earlier as HTML-sorry)

Talking to a dealer this evening and he told me that glass in some 1950's M
lenses is radioactive, and the lenses have added value because of their
rarity.

I have real trouble believing this, but, if correct, what serial numbers are
we talking about?

Hugh Thompson  -  painfree@istar.ca
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