Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 180/2.8 Tele-Elmarit
From: "SML" <inyoung@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 22:21:11 -0800
References: <B8651455.11EDA%mak@teleport.com>

The title says it all.  The R version is not the Tele-Elmarit, but Elmarit.
There is the only one Tele-Elmarit in the 180/2.8 category, no other.  Does
anyone have any further info on this rarity like optical performance etc.  I
believe that this lens has been the least talked about.

David

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Kronquist" <mak@teleport.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 180/2.8 Tele-Elmarit


> on 1/11/02 11:52 PM, SML at inyoung@jps.net wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have this rare gem in gorgeous mint condition in its box with matching
> > serial number.  This is the rarest Leica lens other than the prototype
> > lenses as far as I understand.  Nobody has enough information on this
lens.
> > Even Leitz museum does not have this lens according to sources.  Any
serious
> > collector interested?
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > David
> >
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> Yes but I want to use it. You forgot to mention that yours is the Visoflex
> (as opposed to the great R lens)  version made in 1965 in a run of 200 or
so
> and that Solms doesn't even have a sample.
>
>
> And what might you want for this
>
>
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Replies: Reply from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] 180/2.8 Tele-Elmarit)
Reply from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] 180/2.8 Tele-Elmarit)
In reply to: Message from Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com> (Re: [Leica] 180/2.8 Tele-Elmarit)