Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23

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Subject: Re: Marc's Book & Canon f:0.95
From: Gary Toop <gtoop@uoguelph.ca>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 16:11:46 -0400 (EDT)
 
On Tue, 23 Sep 1997 Leikon35@aol.com wrote:

(Many, doubtless well-deserved, laudatory comments about Marc Small's book
SNIPped.)

>    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, I'll take the bait:  what more can you tell us about the Canon
50mm f0.95 lens/light bucket?

Gary