Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Elcan
From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 11:51:01 -0000

Henning,
sadly the ad. said no more than this, 'short' or 'long' was not part of its
description.
Jem

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Henning J. Wulff [SMTP:henningw@archiphoto.com]
> 
> At 11:46 AM +0000 3/14/00, Jeremy Kime wrote:
> >Henning there was an 'economical' Elcan ($300) advertised in the LHSA
> >Catalog last week, though as I receive it a week or so later than the US
> >members I figured it wasn't worth enquiring...
> >Jem
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	Henning J. Wulff [SMTP:henningw@archiphoto.com]
> >>
> >> 50 Elcan???
> >>
> >> Somebody is actually using the Elcan to take pictures? It's worth a
> whole
> >> lot as a collectible, but not that much as a shooter, since it's a
> >> simplified lens and not nearly as good as many other 50's, and not
> likely
> >> as good as the 45/2 Contax. If I had an Elcan, I would put it up on
> eBay
> >> and buy something expensive and useful (or use it for my income tax
> >> installment).
> >>
> >>    *            Henning J. Wulff
> >>
> 
> E.Leitz CANada made a lot of stuff. I know the 50/2 as delivered with the
> KE7 is  prized by collectors, but I know there are other items that, due
> to
> less interest on the part of collectors for whatever reason, are not. Was
> this the short 50/2 that you saw mentioned?
> 
>    *            Henning J. Wulff
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