Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leikon35@aol.com wrote: > Speaking of the under rated Canon lense's - how many of you > know that the Canon 50mm / f:0.95 lens is still made today & is > used by the CIA in preference to the Leica Noctilux? More info > will follow if there is any interest in this unadvertised fact, along > with info about Canon using ASPH (L). > OK Marvin, I'll bite, especially since I just picked up three .95's, tell us all about it, including your source of info. Is the .95 preferred by the CIA because of cost/features? Because its not as sharp as a Noctilux, is it easier for our Men in Black to doctor the images digitally and so come up with anything they wish in their surveillance photos? Stephen Gandy