Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/19
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Why hasn't someone made a GN lens for M mount? That would solve a lot of
flash problems, eliminate the need for TTL or autoflash circuitry and
generally take better flash pictures with less dependence on subject
reflectivity. This is one feature on the Hexar that Leitz could have taken a
cue from.
The Nikon GNs have gotten quite pricey, btw.
In a message dated 1/19/00 11:45:09 PM, mrabiner@concentric.net writes:
<< THE first lens I ever bought was a pancake lens.
It was the first lens I got with my first interchangeable lens camera a Nikon
F2 around 1972.
It was/is the 45mm 2.8 GN Nikkor which stops down to F32 but only focuses as
close a 3 feet.
There was an article in the Nikon magazine that season about it when I was
getting the camera so it got my interest...half the weight of any other Nikon
lens. A lenscap that takes pictures. Great with powerful or manual flashes! I
still have it. No depth of field scales; bummer.
I'm a lover of pancake lenses everywhere, German pancakes... you name it.
Blitz
lenses!!!! (not always overlapping)
Mark (blueberry) Rabiner
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