Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] impressed by old canon 100m 3.5
From: Patrick Jelliffe <pbjbike@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:34:07 -0800 (PST)

1949-1960.  Check out Canon's museum:

www.canon.com/camera-museum/

Patrick

PS  Stephen Gandy highly regards that lens.


- --- faneuil <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Recently I picked up a canon 100mm 3.5 leica screw
> mount lens at auction.
> It was tucked deep inside a box, as describe by the
> auctioneer, of 'optical
> stuff'.
> It was mixed in with old military sextants.
> I bought the whole box - fitted the canon lens on to
> my M7 and shot a test
> roll.
> 
> wow! nifty lens - seems very sharp.
> anyone know when (approx) these canon lenses were in
> production?
> How do they hold up against leitz glass?
> Test shots seemed very nice to my eye.
> 
> Eric
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