Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] G Zoom
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 22:11:20 -0800

The Leica designer was quoted as saying they  did the 28-50-35 because a
35-50-75 would have interfered too much with the finder.  Now, how about a
75 -90-135 APO Tri-Elmar?????  Not as much a problem with viewfinder
intereference!!!

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] G Zoom


> "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote:
> >
> > Have you guys seen the new zoom for the Contax G?  Neat!  I wonder if
Leica
> > would be able to duplicate something like this for their Ms?
>
> Peter,
>
> You know it's impossible, or you never used a Leica M.
> ;-)
> The closest they can do is what they did: the Tri-Elmar.
>
> Lucien
>