Jerry, If my wife has purchased a $5,000 handbag then she is wisely hiding it ;-) Then again, my photography habit is not exactly cost-free. R.J. -----Original Message----- From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:49 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Planar, Xenotar, Summicron 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 > > > > --- > > 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 > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe'=3D20 > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with=3D20 > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- > 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 --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe'=20 in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with=20 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- 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