Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > 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 > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html