Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/07

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Subject: [Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest)
Date: Tue Aug 7 19:36:20 2007
References: <7A12D8E0-BB5B-4BCF-BF3C-FB0A0AF05DED@comcast.net> <17EF95A7-8FFA-42B0-916F-D38222860641@cox.net> <82c9dd70708071923j7fe82a8cod6071ea39e351a46@mail.gmail.com>

Tran-Elmar could also be a 50mm labeled as a 35...



On Tuesday 07 August 2007 22:23, Eric Korenman wrote:
> how about a tran-elmar?
> Formerly a 50mm, now a 35mm.
>
> :)
>
> On 8/7/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
> > On Aug 7, 2007, at 2:11 PM, Tom Schofield wrote:
> > > Perhaps a new version could be on its way ;-) -- Let's start a
> > > rumor --  24-35mm  Tri-Elmar, or perhaps a 24-50mm f/2.8 Quad-
> > > Elmarit, focusing to .7m.!  I always wondered why they left that
> > > 24mm gap between the two Tri-Elmars.  It also ends the confusion as
> > > to which Tri-Elmar you are referring.
> >
> > a Bi - Elmar...  swings both ways...
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > On Aug 7, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
> > >> I was just searching the Leica site and could not find a listing
> > >> for the normal Tri-Elmar. After a little more searching I found it
> > >> was discontinued somewhere around the end of June. It seems the
> > >> front element is no longer available. It's made from
> > >> Trichloroethylene which I always thought was a cleaning solvent.
> > >> I expect the lens will be hard to find now.
> > >>
> > >> I don't know if this info was originally posted. Sorry if this is
> > >> old info.
> > >>
> > >> Len
> > >>
> > >>
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In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)
Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)