Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Info on Zunow Lenses in LTM
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 08:47:25 -0600
 
I cannot remember the source of my information (PopPhoto collector's
columns?) but the Zunow 50/1.1 was famous for catastrophic failures of the
diaphragm assembly. The article went on to mention that this is why many of
the Zunow 50/1.1 lenses turn up with no diaphragm at all. I think that it
would be cheaper, and I know it would be better, to just get the Noctilux.

John Collier

I will search through my "stuff" and see if I can find the article.

> From: "SML"<inyoung@jps.net>
>
> I have been trying to gather some info on the Zunow 50/1.1 and 35/1.7 in LTM
> with little success.  Even Marc seems to have little information on these
> lenses.
> Does anyone have any information on this lenses, rarity, worth, performance
> compared with the Noctilux?  I have heard that the blades of the 50/1.1 were
> problematic?  Is it true?
>