Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 26 September 2000, Austin Franklin wrote: > > Someone claims he has seen a 90/1.0 Leica R lense in HK. This is the claim: > > "What can I say, I should take a photo out of it next time I go to HK, may be > around October 5 or 6. With the price listed ($10,000) I guess the lens is still > there or is there any list member resident in HK? The Camera store name is > " Chung Cheng " - spelling may be wrong but it is located very close to the > Mirama Hotel. I have enough Leica M and R lenses to make me believe the > 90/1.0 is a true Leica, made by Leica Canada." > > Anyone ever hear of this lense? Yep, it was a Leitz Canada product, I think for the US military. Pretty much fixed focus except for some extension rings for use at various pre-determined distances. I think it was an M lens, though. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Visit the Northwestern Alumni Association portal page at http://www.nualumni.com to get free web-based e-mail and many other exciting features.