Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/28

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Subject: [Leica] Hologon
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 11:05:46 -0400
References: <008601c116e7$350a2bc0$0201a8c0@Workgroup> <008601c116e7$350a2bc0$0201a8c0@Workgroup>

At 08:58 PM 7/27/01 -0700, Henning Wulff wrote:
>The Hologon lenses are not the same; the 15 Hologon as made for Leica 
>was made by Zeiss at first in the fixed focus, fixed lens Hologon 
>camera that was actually part of the Contarex system (same 
>interchangeable back) and hasn't been made since the early 70's. The 
>16mm Hologon for the Contax G is new. The new Hologon is better.

Henning

The 8/15 Hologon used on the Contarex Hologon camera and in Leica M mount
did focus, albeit the scale jumped from 3' to infinity.

Marc

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Replies: Reply from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Hologon)
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