Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] HEXANON new Dual Lens 21mm-35mm/F3.4-F4 for the Hexar RF
From: "thomas schofield" <tdschofield@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 15:50:47 -0800

The articles published when the TE came out all said that the Leica 
engineers determined that the front element would have obstructed the 
viewfinder too much in a 35-75 lens, so the design for the 28-50 won out.

Tom Schofield

>
>Frankly, I'd rather have a high-class 35-70mm like the Contax. Why can't
>Leica come up with something like that.


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