Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom!
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 16:56:43 -0400
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At 03:07 PM 9/23/01 -0500, Kip Babington wrote:
>FWIW, I have an 80/5.6 El Nikkor of about 1970 vintage.  It too got
>cloudy over the years, but Sherry Krauter just cleaned it up last year
>and it looks like new.  Only took her a couple of weeks and cost $73,
>total.  I picked up an 80/4.0 Rodagon (not APO) from "the auction site"
>and like it for its illuminated aperture window, but on paper I don't
>see any difference between it and the decades old Nikon. 

Well, the Rodenstock Rodagon design is even older than the Nikon, Kip.  An
impressive design, for the all of it.

Marc

msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

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