Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT MF RF
From: Evan J Dong <ejdong@juno.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 03:07:54 -0500

Austin,

I asked Rick Nordin about this and he mentioned that the 110 had a slight
re-formulation when it when to the FE designation. The F was the first
version and it went through a minor modification when it became  the FE
designation.  The current  version has the newer flare control
internally, but is the same formula as the 2nd version. A couple of the
technicans at Hasselblad  also confirmed this to me when I asked at the
PhotoPlus Show.   


Evan


On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:51:35 -0500 "Austin Franklin"
<austin@darkroom.com> writes:
> 
> It's absolutely been around for 24 years in the Hasselblad flavor.  
> I have
> that lense, and mine was made in 1982.  I do not believe the optical 
> formula
> has changed during this time.  Hasselblad, in 1990, added some 
> electrical
> contacts so the body could read the f-stop, but that's the only 
> change that
> has been made to the Hasselblad version of this lense since 
> inception as far
> as I know.
> 
> If you can find out differently, please let me know, but my 
> references say
> no.  I do not know when it has become adapted to the Rollei, but as 
> I said,
> it's the same glass.
> 
> > The current 110/2 is -- can someone else jump in here? -- just a 
> very few
> > years old.  Like 2 or 3 or so.
> >
> > on 2/19/01 1:28 PM, Austin Franklin at austin@darkroom.com wrote:
> >
> > >> Zeiss has some great new optics,
> > >> notably the 110/2
> > >> in 6x6
> > >
> > > New? The 110/2 has been around for 24 years!  Have they
> > 're-formulated' it?
> > >
> > > It is easily one of the greatest lenses ever made, IMO.
> 

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