Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:43 PM 1/31/02 +1300, Gary Elshaw wrote: > >I received a note from Greg Benson the other day who has got hold of a Tele >Picon 400 f5.5 lens. Has anyone out there used this lens and have opinions >about its performance? I don't think Greg intends on using it every day or >anything, but this lens is new to me and I'm curious about its history and >performance too. I'll put some images of it up soon. > Paul Piesker in Berlin made this lens and it was not poorly regarded in its age -- see, for instance, the article on page 57 of the August, 1964, MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY. Piesker made quite a range of lenses during the 1950's and 1960's, primarily medium and long long-focus lenses such as the above. Most, but not all, were produced in LTM or for Viso fitment. This lens is not listed in the magisterial NON-LEITZ LEICA THREAD-MOUNT LENSES but is discussed in Wright and Wilkinson's fine LENS COLLECTOR'S VADE MECUM CD-Rom. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +276/343-7315 Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html