Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Noctilux to be Discontinued?
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 18:29:09 -0600

> It's 50 years for E Leitz/ELCAN, Canada.

So it is...

>
> Now that you've mentioned it, there is also a rumor(?) of  Leica doing a
> limited rum of fifty special black M7's with a maple leaf and "50" on
> the top plate. Available in Canada only.
>
> I have my name in for one. The Noctilux story came up when I asked "why
> not 50 nocts with the maple leaf and '50' on them".
>

Interesting.

In a way, I'm still surprised ELCAN continues to make the Nocti and whatever
the other aspherical it is they make (?) - it must just be something of a
nostalgic sideline.

I still want me one of those M 90mm f1's... from Midland ;-)

tim

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