Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:58 AM 7/28/01 -0600, John Collier wrote: >I have included the message text below yours. Read it again. He is saying >that the original "Hologon" was made by Contax John The 8/15 Hologon was assuredly not made by "Contax", as Contax is not now and has never been a manufacturer. The lens was made by Carl Zeiss for use on Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer's Contarex Hologon camera; a few surplus lenses were then fitted in Leica M mount and were sold by Leitz. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!