Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/13

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Subject: [Leica] Kilfitt Rear Window
From: Stephen Gandy <leicanikon@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:20:51 -0700
References: <200204122301.QAA22643@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <a05100300b8dde98cc41a@[66.32.227.92]>

Was this a typo Marc ?

the Rear Window lens was the 400/5.6

BTW Rear Window is on on a well done DVD for all of you Exakta fans.  In
retirement the 400/5.6 Kilfitt set a sales record as the highest priced Exakta
lens of all time.  When Paramount sold off the back lot and props,  the lens
was sold for a pittance to Lloyd's Camera in Hollywood, CA.  For years it was
on display in his front window.  He also had the Paramount bill of sale
identifying it as the "Rear Window" lens.   It was sold to the restaraurnt
chain Planet Hollywood to be used as a display for a cool $10,000.

Stephen

Robert Marvin wrote:

> --
> At 4:01 PM -0700 4/12/02, Marc James Small wrote[about the 300/5.6Kilfitt]:
> Heavens!  You should try it with a 4/300 or 4/400 or 5.6/600, then, or one
> of the Reflectars.  The 5.6/300 Kilfitt (the lens used by Jimmy Stewart in
> REAR WINDOW, incidentally, mounted on an Exakta) is one of the smaller
> Kilfitt offerings.



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