Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/15

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Subject: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 20:51:32 2006

What lens and what are the individual prices of the lens and finder?

-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Lens and finder 3,500 euro. Yikes 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
> Henning Wulff 
> Sent: Friday, 15 September 2006 15:50 
> To: Leica Users Group 
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Tri Elmar M 16-18-21 mm F4 ASPH lens 
> 
> At 3:28 PM +1000 9/15/06, G Hopkinson wrote: 
> >Mark the specs and brochure are released, at least to user forum 
> >members. I guess they must be in wide circulation by now. 
> >It does look yummy. Its Dimensions and weight 
> >Length to bayonet flange approx. 63mm 
> >Largest diameter approx. 55mm 
> >Weight approx. 350g 
> >For us metric folks. 
> > 
> >But you are going to have to buy the horrendously complex and 
> >expensive super finder thingie to go with it. 
> > 
> >Cheers 
> >Hoppy 
> 
> Or the big stupid tri-finder sold previously. Or a 21 and 28 CV 
> finder (optional 25 finder if you don't want to guess) if you tend to 
> stick to one focal length for a while. 
> 
> Boy that new finder is a lump. They must have looked at the Xpan 
> finder for the 30 and said "we can design something worse than 
> that!". Success!!! 
> 
> -- 
> * Henning J. Wulff 
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