Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] 65mm versions - older Midland chrome vs newer Wetzlar black
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Wed Oct 27 18:22:02 2004
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At 8:47 PM -0400 10/27/04, Vick Ko wrote:
>Thanks to those who responded to my question about the 65mm Elmar
>Visoflex lens.
>
>I read both Lager's book and McKeown's book stating that the newer black
>Wetzlar 65mm version had an optical recalculation.
>
>Do the users notice any performance difference between the older Midland
>chrome vs newer Wetzlar black version?
>
>thanks
>Vick

Yes. The new (black) one is definitely better.

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