Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >How did you determine that the 24mm R lens is a Minolta design? > > It is well known. > "optics by Minolta and lens mount by Leitz Wetzlar"` > Lager, Leica, an illustrate history, Vol.II, Lenses P.252 > The process is a little more complicated than that, the lenses are built in Japan by Minolta, and then they are shipped to Germany. Each lens is inspected by hand and quite a few are rejected. The lenses that pass are then fitted with a new shutter mechanism, (the one that Minolta uses does open fast enough to satisfy the folks at Leica). There is so much done the lens that by international law these lenses are legally stamped made in Germany. You are essentially getting a hand built collimated lens. > >It's been around since 1974 and is a wonderful lens. > >One of my favorites. I bought it in 1976. It has been exemplary. > > > The serie filter is not very convenient, specially with polarising, > when you want to change it. > A makeover in the same way as the new R-28/2,8 will be great. > The 24 F2.8 that I own is threaded for a screw in filter. It is a wonderful lens. I also own the 16 F2.8 Minolta (this lens was one of the ones that was remanufactured for the R Leica). It is also a wonderful lens, I hope to own one in Leica mount one day. And i dream about the Minolta mirror in R mount. Now if anybody has a Minolta bayonet mount to Leica thread adapter, it would make my life a perfect place. HTH John