Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/15

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Subject: Re: 50mm f1?????
From: "Charles E. Love, Jr." <cel14@cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:21:06 -0500 (EST)

At 09:42 AM 1/14/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>> >> > Was it Minolta or Canon that made the 50mm f/1?  This must be a heck of
>> >> > a lens.  Saw it advertised in the back of the magazines, but I think it
>> >> > was around $3000 or more!
>> >>
>
>
>Canon made a 50/.95 which would ONLY fit their Canon 7 and 7S,  some
>have been modified to fit Leica M by repairmen.  
>
>Nikon made a 50/1.1 for their RF,  a few of which were made in Leica
>Screw.
>
>Leica, Canon, and Nikon all made 85/1.5's in screw mount.
>

Canon makes a 50 f1 today, in EOS mount.  That may be what you have seen
advertised.  I'd be interested if anyone knows how it compares with the
Noctilux.--Charlie
Charles E. Love, Jr.
CEL14@CORNELL.EDU