Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For sale. Rare Olympus 4 cm f2.8 lens in LTM. Comes with original leather case that also holds the Olympus 4 cm finder. Has original front cap and a rear cap that I honestly don't know is original or not. These infrequently come up, and often lack the proper Olympus cap and finder. This is a 5 element lens that was originally designed in 1951 for an Olympus rangefinder that was never produced, due to the high cost of the design. Only a small number of these were sold in Leica thread mount. I have shot with this lens and it is a good performer. However, it is such a collectible that I am reluctant to bang it around as an everyday shooter. I know I'm never going to own another one of these again but it is the holiday season and I need the money for other things, so I just can't justify owning a shelf trophy. $399 plus shipping. Zeiss Sonnar 8.5 cm f2 in Contax mount. I am told that this lens is of 1936 vintage. A very impressive optic in brass and high quality chrome mount, in no way comparable to the later copies in terms of quality of construction. A classic high speed tele. Recently professionally cleaned. $299 plus shipping. I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have about these lenses. Mark Langer - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html