Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]emanuel lowi must be a very rich man. Philippe Op 1-dec-07, om 19:29 heeft Vick Ko het volgende geschreven: > Found it: > http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Ex67 > > > emanuel lowi, Jan 22, 2006; 10:10 a.m. > > I have been very fortunate to have owned all three of these Elcan > lenses. > here are my comments. > > Elcan 50/2 -- a mediocre lens optically, made to fulfill the U.S. Army > contract for the KE7A, which specified that a normal lens would be > supplied. > Nice and compact but otherwise nothing special -- a 50/2.8 Elmar > performs > better. > > Elcan 66/2 -- a superb lens, one of the best ever. Made for high > resolution > espionage by NATO military attaches stationed in the Soviet Bloc > during the > Cold War. Works just fine on an M camera. > > Elcan 90/1 -- Totally impractical for normal photography. Focus is not > coupled to the M rangefinder (and viewfinder is blocked by the huge > lens). > Instead, focus is achieved by extension rings for fixed distances, > in tandem > with a special lighting system. Designed for photographing Soviet > submarines > in poor light -- this is NOT for portraits of your mother-in-law! > Note: > Optically not the same lens as the other 90/1 Elcan made for Picker > X-Ray > Corp. > > .....Vick > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of Frank > Filippone > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:39 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Anyone here own or shoot with a 66mm f2 Elcan? > > maybe it was on the leica-reflex site? I think it was less than a > month > ago...... > > Discussion also mentioned the 90 Elcan > > Bottom line... the 66 was considered a gem. The 90 a dog. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Vick > Ko > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:45 AM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Anyone here own or shoot with a 66mm f2 Elcan? > > Thanks, I'm trying to find Emmanuel's post. Google isn't catching > it yet. > > ...Vick > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+vick.ko=sympatico.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of Frank > Filippone > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 11:37 AM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Anyone here own or shoot with a 66mm f2 Elcan? > > Emmanuel Lowi had responded in the recent past to this ..... best > look in > the archives... > > The lens is marked ELCAN so try that as a search word..... > > One on that auction site is $20K, of course, it has been there a > while and > not sold. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > Anyone here own or shoot with a 66mm f2 Elcan? > > If yes, mind if I ask about performance and imaging qualities of > the lens? > > Is there another lens that it compares well to? > > What did you do to deal with the lack of 66mm framelines in your M > (I am > assuming you used an M, and also that it coupled). > > Mind if I ask what current market value is? > > regards > Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >