Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/20

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Subject: [Leica] PC Auper Angulon
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Nov 20 09:11:38 2007
References: <017301c82b35$b0ebbec0$12c33c40$@net> <681CCEE0-D152-496D-84B4-03DA6140BF01@comcast.net> <p06230907c368b6dc61a8@[10.1.16.153]>

I just did a search on B&H and found it as a special order for  
$2018.95. Included is a Nikon or Canon mount. The dedicated Leica  
version is $3595. The specs are the same and I would suspect they are  
the same formula. Now it's more interesting.

Len


On Nov 20, 2007, at 11:10 AM, Henning Wulff wrote:

> At 10:15 AM -0500 11/20/07, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>> Schneider now makes the 28mm PC Super Angulon in a mount for  
>> Canon, Nikon and Minolta via a proprietary adapter. I don't know  
>> how long they've been offering this version but I only found out  
>> about it when my dealer ordered one and called me to give it a  
>> try. It looks identical to the Leica R version but costs $2450  
>> which is much less then the Leica version. I tried it on my 5D  
>> body and found it to be very nice with no perceptible distortion.  
>> I found the lens to be a little awkward to use in comparison to my  
>> Nikon 28mm PC Nikkor. It's a fine lens for a Canon FF shooter who  
>> wants vertical correction in the camera and doesn't want the  
>> bulkier TS lenses.
>>
>> Len
>>
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2007, at 12:24 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>>
>>>  Someone was looking for a PC Super Angulon recently.....
>>>
>>>  Search that auction place ...... there is one listed.
>>>
>>>  Frank Filippone
>>>  red735i@earthlink.net
>>>
>>>
>
> They've been offering that one slightly longer than the Leica one  
> has been available. $2450 is a good price. I priced one about 10  
> years ago, and the price at that time was $2300Cdn.
>
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Replies: Reply from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] PC Auper Angulon)
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] PC Auper Angulon)
Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] PC Auper Angulon)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] PC Auper Angulon)