Marc, They met the challenge, but they SOS didn't meet the quality standards! Jerry Marc James Small wrote: > At 03:21 PM 5/14/06 -0700, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > >Richard und Jerry und Sandy, > > > >Even Leica used Woolensock lenses in Leica screw mounts from > >1944 to 1951. they were the Velostigmat lenses in 50mm, 90mm > >and 127mm. Sometimes the name changed to Raptar. I have tried > >the 90 and 127, but have never even seen a 50. > > Jerry > > Sit up and pay attention. > > Ernst Letiz New York was nationalized by the US under the Alien Properties > Act of 1942. ELNYstill had to supply lenses to its cusormers, so it turned > to Wollensak to do so, and they met the challenge. This is quite well > documented. > > Marc > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.0.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release Date: 05/14/2006 --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list