Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Luggers, In the last number(#217) of the French Photo Magazine "Chasseur d'Images" is shown a 15mm f/8 named Panomigon fitted on Leica M6. In the text is said that the new fixed focus extra wide lens (100° Horizontal) is made by the French firm Lux Technologies in thread mount and fitted on the M6 via a M-Thread special adapter.To correct vignetting the lens is fitted with something(not specified) which reduce the nominal f/8 to f/22. The lens is made with high refraction Shott and Corning glasses.With the lens come a suitable viewfinder fitted with a bubble level Has any Lugger further informations about this Hologon's twin? Giancarlo Bozzano is -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@bayarea.net> A: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Data: venerd́ 17 settembre 1999 23.53 Oggetto: Re: [Leica] M brochure WOW!!!! >> > The new M brochure is now available in English as a pdf file for >> > downloading. Check out >> > >> > http://www.leica-camera.com/m6brochure/m6brochure_e.htm >> > >> Just downloaded mine. Don't be fooled by the German in the PDF link it really >> downloads an English file. The word is WOW!!!! > >WOW is right, it's an impressive piece of work. My only complaint (you >*knew* I'd have one, right?) is that like so many other marketing >campaigns, they keep trying to impress me with how great the style of >being a Leica M photographer is by telling me how wonderful the style is. >If that sounds a little self-congratulatory and redundant to you, well, >you get my drift. > >Tell me how fantastic the camera is, show me the camera, and exhibit the >style such that I will be impressed with it ... don't tell me how the >style is so wonderful because the style is wonderful. > >Otherwise, I like the brochure. Some very nice photography and graphic >work in there. > >Godfrey >