Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/07

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Subject: [Leica] Re: sharpness, was New 50 R Summilux
From: Pascal <cyberdog@planetinternet.be>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 11:37:11 +0200

On 06-06-1998 20:52 TEAShea@aol.com wrote:

>Short telephoto lenses are the least difficult to design.
>One does not need to be as concerned with the apochromatic design of lenses
>shorter than about 80 mm in focal length. 

That does not seem to have any effect on this lens' price, which is VERY 
expensive for such a "simple" design :-)

Pascal

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