Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/08/13

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Hologon conversions
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:22:14 -0400

At 10:43 AM 8/13/96 PDT,Thomas wrote:

>My question is, how good is this rather old design, recognizing that
>nothing else that wide is available?

Splutter.  Splutter.  Ernst Abbe a-spinnin' in his grave, the ghost of Carl
Zeiss wandering aimlessly, suffering eternal agonies.  Wow!

The basic Hologon design is hardly old, dating from the later 1960's.  This
particular design dates from 1994.  Perhaps YOU think a 1994 design is
"rather old" but, to me, it's brand-spanking-new.  But, then, I happily
photograph with a slew of Prewar stuff that I certainly don't perceive as
"rather old", so perhaps my perspective is a bit skewed.

Marc


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