Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/08

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Subject: [Leica] Point Reyes Light House
From: ealadner at comcast.net (Eric Ladner)
Date: Sat Oct 8 18:05:42 2005
References: <BF6D6BC9.69AA%philippe.orlent@pandora.be>
 
On Oct 8, 2005, at 3:27 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote:

>> - I believe the fresnel lens is the largest one in use at the point 
>> in the
>> continental USA. It uses a drop weight and a gear system to rotate the
>> whole assembly.

Wonderful pictures, especially in B&W, but are you sure the old fresnel 
system is actually in use? I thought it had been retired some time ago. 
Isn't the active light the little unit on the rooftop in the first 
picture?

--Eric Ladner
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