Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photokina disappointment
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 13:36:42 -0700
References: <200209281951.PAA01115@poseidon_2>

At 3:55 PM -0400 9/28/02, Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>I think it's great Leica has issued the 90mm APO ASPH in R-Mount. 
>But I think they'd
>make a lot more people happy (or at least me) if they'd put the 
>current R 50/1.4 into
>M mount.
>
>Emanuel Lowi
>Montreal

Wouldn't be a good idea. It would be a huge lens; the size of the 
90/2AA anyway due to the film-flange distance. 90's and 135's are 
interchangeable if the rear element is far enough away from the film, 
but 50's and shorter don't really work. If a new 50/1.4 M lens were 
to be done, it would have to be a whole new design.

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