Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]** Reply to note from <chucko@eskimo.com> 03/16/96 09:28am -0800 > Quite right, Eric, and I stand corrected. I knew it had some sort of molded > element --- don't know where the plastic came from. It comes from the opticus plasticus elementus plant, found in the Schwarzvald. <g> I wondered about the molding of a lens element, but from everything I've heard from friends (yes, I actually have friends out there in cyberland!) the lens is a killer. I used to own a 35 Summilux R, which is supposed to be just slightly less of a performer than the ASPH, and it was a killer. Noticeably better than my 35 Summicron M (vintage early-80s so next to the last version), which I love, btw. Regards, Eric Welch Grants Pass, OR