Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I recall that makes it a 91mm. Ken Wilcox At 9:46 -0700 6/23/1, a fine scholar, G. Michael Paine wrote: >With growing fascination I've followed the threads of late that tell >me that the small white number on the focus ring indicates the actual >focal length of the lens. >So, at the risk of appearing redundant: I have just got a new Elmarit >90 and there to the right of the white "m" is the number 10. >Does this mean that the focal length of this lens is really 100mm? If >so this seems a rather large difference from the stated focal length >and I would be surprised that Leica or any lens maker would sell a >100mm lens as a 90mm. >Michael Paine - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>