Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:46 10/03/00 +0000, you wrote: >Again, as in the 15mm Heliar, the design of the 12mm lens is not retrofocus >in the sense that it could fit onto an SLR, though neither is it purely a >simple (!) configuration with it's node 12mm off the film plane as it sits >too far off the front of the camera for that. The designers have once again >created something totally new, it seems incredible that so much ground >breaking innovation can be achieved in such a short space of time. The >atmosphere in that company must be vibrant! > >Jem This is getting really interesting. If I get myself a 12mm rectilinear lens, my 35 will start to look like a short telephoto! Joe B.