Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/31

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Subject: [Leica] If You Absolutely Loved Your 1970 Vintage 105 Nikkor, Raise Your Hand!
From: chuckdesantis at ameritech.net (Chuck DeSantis)
Date: Tue Aug 31 15:16:33 2004
 
On 8/31/04 3:54 PM, "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net> wrote:

> I bought a Nikkor 105/2.5 in, I think, 1970 and used it a lot for twenty
> years.  There's no sense comparing the qualities of any thirty-five year
> old lens to a current production Leica lens.  However, I recall that I
> felt the same emotional attachment to that lens as people seem to feel
> to the 35 Summilux Aspheric and the 90 AA, which is saying quite a lot.

I bought mine in the early 70s as well, and still have the same emotional
attachment to it that I did when it was new.

Chuck DeSantis
In reply to: Message from buzz.hausner at verizon.net (Buzz Hausner) ([Leica] If You Absolutely Loved Your 1970 Vintage 105 Nikkor, Raise Your Hand!)