Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Would you take the money and run?? - ---------- > From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Cc: Arnold Don Abravanel <arniea@loop.com>; Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> > Subject: RARE LENS FOUND!!! AND A LUG-NUT OWNS IT! > Date: Saturday, November 08, 1997 7:11 PM > > Arnold > > I believe you have one of the 11910 2.8/180 Tele-Elmarit lenses for the > Viso. First, this lens is extremely rare: only about 250 were produced, > and all were sold through ELNY. This lens was so rare that it never was > mentioned in conventional Leitz literature, merely a listing in a single > edition of the ELNY price list. > > This lens was produced in 1965. I understand it is identical optically to > the first version of the 2.8/180 Elmarit-R. > > Go for it, kid: you're shooting with a $3,500 lens! > > Marc > > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >