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

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Subject: RE: [Leica] OT MF RF
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:43:03 -0500

I said the 110/2 has been out for 24 years. I did not qualify the F or the
FE version, and it is irrelevant to the fact the 110/2 has been out for 24
years.  What's the problem you are having with that?

That's like saying the M6 has been out for x years, and you arguing that it
hasn't, since there is now another 'version' of it out.  They are all M6s.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of george day
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT MF RF
>
>
> The FE lens is not "new"?  Arguing with a wall is not interesting.
>
> NO ARCHIVE
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Austin
> > Franklin
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 5:31 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] OT MF RF
> >
> >
> > > 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
> >
> > I know Rick, and will ask him about this.  I have all the info on these
> > lenses, and it is neither mentioned, nor shown, anywhere (even in Rick's
> > book) that there was any reformulation.  You could be right, but
> > there is no
> > public evidence of this that I am aware of.
> >
> > Even if that were true, it has still been available for 24 years for the
> > Hasselblad, which was the point.  It is not a 'new' lense.
> >
> >
> >
> >