Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:42 AM 1/14/97 -0800, you wrote: >> >> >> > Was it Minolta or Canon that made the 50mm f/1? This must be a heck of >> >> > a lens. Saw it advertised in the back of the magazines, but I think it >> >> > was around $3000 or more! >> >> > > >Canon made a 50/.95 which would ONLY fit their Canon 7 and 7S, some >have been modified to fit Leica M by repairmen. > >Nikon made a 50/1.1 for their RF, a few of which were made in Leica >Screw. > >Leica, Canon, and Nikon all made 85/1.5's in screw mount. > Canon makes a 50 f1 today, in EOS mount. That may be what you have seen advertised. I'd be interested if anyone knows how it compares with the Noctilux.--Charlie Charles E. Love, Jr. CEL14@CORNELL.EDU