Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Did I really see a Luftwaffe M2 today?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:32:34 -0500

At 10:58 PM 1998-10-25 +0200, Mike Demblensksi wrote:
>Incidentally the Jupiter 12 lens came with its factory "Passport" dated 20
>VIII 1960, giving its tested focal length as 38.6mm - reminscent of the
>engraved focal lengths on the back of pre-war LTM lenses.


The Soviet and Post-Soviet optical industry have ALWAYS been sticklers for
accurate focal lengths.  They seem to have been a bit annoyed that even
mighty Zeiss rounded numbers off!

Marc


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