Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually you are right in a way. The lens in question, the rangefinder 35f2.5 W-Nikkor was the basis of the Nikonos lens. In the Nikonos line, "W" came to mean waterproof and useable under or above water; and, "UW" meant underwater only. John Collier On 26-Sep-06, at 11:43 PM, Bartphotog@aol.com wrote: > Someone asked what a W-Nikkor lens was, and I rushed to display my > ignorance > by asking if it wasn't a waterproof lens for the Nikonos. Sigh -- > never mind!