Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another (new) 15mm for Leica M (39mm) , the Panomigon 15mm f22
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 13:54:15 -0700
References: <B59625C6.26%imxputs@knoware.nl>

At 4:44 PM +0200 7/15/00, lucien wrote:
>Lux Technologies (Paris) wrote:
>
>The Panomigon is a modern ultra wide angle 15mm lens, conceived by CAD
>using powerful calculation software.
>Perfectly corrected, it is nearly devoid of distortion : the lines of
>the subject remain straight, despite a record image angle of 110° and a
>geometrical aperture of f11.
>
>More information on:
>
><http://lux.technologies.free.fr/Pano%20en.htm>
>
>Home Page:
><http://lux.technologies.free.fr/>
>
>There is also a report in French  "Réponses Photo" about the design, the
>making etc...
>N° 101 (August 2000)
>Pages 96-98
>
>What is new is the ACV system (Auto Compensation Vignetting).
>
>Price in French Francs : complete with viewfinder : 6.000 FF
>(Heliar = 3.500 FF, Zeiss Hologon = 17.000 FF)
>
>According to Réponses Photo, Mr. Minh Hoang (the owner/designer) don't
>plan to make more than 100 ex..
>
>Lucien

An effective aperture (with ACV, whatever that is!) of f/22, and at best
geometric aperture of f/11 doesn't bode well for either practicality nor
optical performance.

I think I'll pass.

   *            Henning J. Wulff
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