Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There's a thread on this at another forum. One fellow said that the glass is made in the Hoya factory, coated at another location, and assembled in Los Angeles. It appears that Zeiss is not involved. JLS At 11:26 AM 9/22/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I wonder if there is any significance to the fact that the lenses are marked >'Rollei Germany' and not 'Carl Zeiss'. I wonder if they are really Zeiss >designs? >Regards, >Rich >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Dr.Alexander.Kraus@gmx.de> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 4:11 AM >Subject: [Leica] Rollei 35RF (modified Bessa R2) + ZEISS lenses!! > > > > Hello all, > > I just stumbled over an interesting link: > > > > http://www.k-repair.net/topic/topic_rollei6000AF.html > > > > http://www.komamura.co.jp/press/img/35rf03.jpg > > > > It seems that Rollei decided to produce a modified Bessa R2. Obviously two > > new ZEISS lenses are being introduced as well! It was during WWII when > > Zeiss build lenses for Leica RF cameras for the last time (if you >disregard > > the 250 Hologons in the 70ies). A 40 and a 80mm lens are somewhat strange, > > but maybe there is more to come? After all, Zeiss has already developed >the > > Contax line of rangefinder lenses. I guess it would be easy to offer them >in a > > Leica M mount. > > Regards, > > Alex > > > > -- > > Werden Sie mit uns zum "OnlineStar 2002"! Jetzt GMX wählen - > > und tolle Preise absahnen! http://www.onlinestar.de > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html