Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/24

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Subject: [Leica] Leica 1930's 500mm lens
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Fri Nov 24 13:39:18 2006
References: <00ef01c7100e$c6c53cf0$6401a8c0@FrankDell2>
 
No ad, just an article. Lens setup was used for a tennis match.  They do
mention the film has to be developed by means of mercury vapor method to
hypersensitive the film. Does not sound healthy.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Filippone" Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica 1930's 500mm lens


> Did the ad appear back to back with the Exakta cameras?
>
> It always seemed to me the choice of the Exakta was an obviously more
practical solution to long lenses on the 35mm format than did
> the Visoflex..... albeit, there were no Leitz lenses in Exakta mount.....
>
> Frank Filippone
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Leica 1930's 500mm lens)