Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Questions about 19mm Elmarit R
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:04:23 -0400

At 07:15 AM 10/15/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Pascal,
>
>My lens is the old model. But the second question has now been answered by
>Osterloh in "Applied Leica Technique", where he writes that the lens has a
>nearest focusing distance of 30cm/12" but the markings end at 50cm/20". So my
>lens is normal in the regard. Now I just need to solve the mystery about the
>phantom apertures.


Nathan -

I have the "old" 19mm Elmarit R but the nearest focusing distance is marked 
0.3 and it will not stop down beyond f/16.  Maybe there is more than one 
old model?

Tina


Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com