Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Meaning of the word Noctilux
From: Leon Davenport <leonjdav@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 08:40:30 -0800
 
Very clever!

Leon.
> From: kabob@tiac.net (Bob Keene/Karen Shehade)
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 09:55:30 -0400
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Meaning of the word Noctilux
> 
> Regarding the recent thread of what Noctilux 'means'.....
> 
> Given the cost of the lens....
> 
> "nocti"  from the Latin meaning "nothing"...
> 
> "lux" from the Latin meaning "left"...
> 
> "Noctilux" = "Nothing Left"  :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bob (having enough trouble paying for a Heliar!) Keene
> 
>