Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/31

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: opinions solicited -- telephotos for the R cameras
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 13:43:57 -0400

At 08:41 AM 5/31/96 -0700, Eric Welch wrote:

>Novoflex used to make their own lenses, reportedly very
>good. 

Well, not quite on target.  Novoflex purchased their initial (1940's &
1950's)  lenses from Steinheil and has contracted with the firm of Dr
Staeble for the past thirty years or more for their optics.

I hadn't heard they got bought out -- by whom?

Marc
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