Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Durling wrote: > Hey Grant: > > Your question got me wondering. I know I've seen something about that > lens. It was probably a magazine article from many years ago. > > I did find a very brief, enigmatic, mention of it in the 1973 "Leica > Manual". In the chapter "Made in Canada - by Leitz" it says, "One of > Elcan's most unusual products is a 90mm f/1 lens - the world's fastest > lens of its focal length." (p 420) That's all. I do believe it has come up on the LUG, quite a while ago. Someone posted a message about it, because there was a photo of it on the Web (I recall looking at that picture). Then there was something of a discussion about it. I think a good search of the archives should unearth this thread. Bernard > > > Let us know if you find anything else. > > Mike D > > -----Original Message----- > From: Grant Johnson <GJohnson@cooperpower.com> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Date: Thursday, December 23, 1999 1:08 PM > Subject: [Leica] leitz canada 90mm f1.0 X-Ray lens > > >Leitz Canada / Picker X-Ray 90mm F1.0 lens. > > > >I was wondering if anyone had any information about the above lens. > >My father was in the X-ray business and I recently found this lens. > It is > very large and heavy with a fixed focus. Its purpose was most likely > for > X-Ray room TV cameras or X-Ray imaging. Any information would be > greatly > appreciated. > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Grant Johnson > > > >