Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/30

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Subject: Re: 85-90 M and SM lenses
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 08:54:28 -0500

At 11:03 PM 1/29/97 -0800, Stephen Gandy wrote:

>I have had Zeiss LTM lenses, but all I have had or seen are uncoated
>prewar examples.  I don't they would begin to compare with the later
>Nikons or Canons.  The exception is the Kilfitt, which are generally
>excellent, but all that I have seen were made for the Viso.  The
>Voigtlander 50/1.5 Nokton is supposedly great, but I have never actually
>seen one and turned down my only chance to own one at a mere $2,500 from
>a collector who know what he had.


I WANT THESE NUMBERS!!!!!  Almost ALL known LTM CZJ lenses are coated
Wartime examples.  Prewar ones are rare as hen's teeth.  I know of ONE such
example and that is a lens originally sold in China and know in, I recall,
Hong Kong.  I have never seen a Prewar uncoated CZJ LTM lens.  PLEASE SEND
MORE INFORMATION!!!!!

As to the Voigtlander Nokton, the last one I bought I got for $450 and sold
for $750.  $2500 is absurd.  It IS a great user lens.

Marc

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