Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --- Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > I just read that this lens is a 2 element design.... > It also has a > wonderful following among the knowledgeable. If the lens > is truly a 2 > element design, part of te successful imaging quality of - ------------------------------------------------------------ My memory tells me that you are refering to the two F/6.8 s. As I remember a famous photographer was given one of the prototypes to shoot the 1968 US conventions. He did good work at both covering the convention and creating a backordered demand for the lenses that did not yet exist. I think the first deliveries of the production lens were in 1970, shortly after I returned from 'Nam. The big attraction of the lens was its high contrast. The two drawbacks were the length and THE PRICE __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html