Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R4 and 35-70
From: Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:11:27 -0400
 
At 22:47 -0400 01/09/99, Dan S wrote:
. . .
>  Buy the pair and if you
>don't like the zoom trade it for a couple of fixed focals, or the newest
>35-70 f4.

	--> is this a new version of the 35-70 with macro capability
	and how can one recognize it as one of the new version,
	relative to the preceeding one ? (ASPH written somewhere?
	OR a new serial number prefix?)

	--> about Leica R4: there is a brand new one at our local Leica
	dealer, along with a Leica R6 (not a 6.2). I made no comments
	but feel odd that they would not have managed to sell
	these two more than 5, 10 years ago... They also have a (also new)
	Leica M6 with ostrich leather (magnificent object!).

	--> is the Leica R 50mm Summicron f/2 100% Leica or Kyocera made,
	or are the Kyocera made models the three zooms (28-70,
	35-70 (macro), 80-200 ) ? Any grapevine news about a
	28-90 ASPH eventual new model ?

	Andre Jean Quintal