[rollei_list] Re: Planar, Xenotar, Summicron

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 11:49:17 -0700

RJ,

Leica is owned by Hermes, a company that makes those $5000
handbags that your wife buys.  Leica is very much small potatoes
to them.

Jerry

"Fox, Robert" wrote:

> Speaking of Leica, The BJP is reporting today that Leica is in deeper
> trouble than expected as they are delaying yet again the introduction if
> their top of the line digital slr.
>
> Why doesn't another photo company go after Leica for purchase?
>
> R.J.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:19 PM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Planar, Xenotar, Summicron
>
> Richard,
>
> You have NOT written too much.  I read and enjoy
> it all.
>
> Now, i understand that some Aspheric surfaces are
> cast and not ground at all!
>
> What is your opinion of the much rumored Leica
> lenses which have "non-glass" (read; plastic) internal
> elements.  They are supposed to be fast and light weight.
>
> Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ardeshir Mehta" <ardeshir@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:09 PM
> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Planar, Xenotar, Summicron
> >
> > >
> > > On 25-May-05, at 7:24 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
> > >
> > >> [...]
> > >>
> > >> In any case, all of these lenses, five element and six
> > >> element
> > >> Planar/Xenotar, and the Leitz Summicron, are all members
> > >> of the
> > >> same family of lenses.
> > >
> > > MOST instructive. Thanks.
> > >
> > > BTW: does anyone (Richard?) know to which family the
> > > (modern) Canon
> > > EF 50 mm f/1.8 lens belongs? (I'm NOT speaking of the 50
> > > mm f/1.4 here.)
> > >
> > > (I'd like to know since I have one of those for my EOS
> > > Elan 7, and it
> > > comes highly recommended, optically speaking, even though
> > > it's quite
> > > inexpensive).
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I've written too much.
> >
> > ---
> > Richard Knoppow
> > Los Angeles, CA, USA
> > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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