Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] (OT) 35-70 mm zoom for G2
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 06:38:06 -0700

LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> Yes, Herr Cohn's English is very good (perfekt!), but I suggest if you have a
> question about the Tri-Elmar, it would be better to ask Herr Kiesel or
> Daniel.  The Tri-Elmar predates Herr Cohn's tenure.  Kiesel and Daniel are
> closer and more involved in product and production.  The Contax zoom has been
> rumored for years, but Leica came out with a variable focal length lens
> first.  Preemptive?  How about innovative?  Wouldn't a 35-50-70 Tri-Elmar be
> nice?
> 
> Bill Rosauer


Yes, but at f/2.8. Surely a 35-50-75 at f/2.8 would be no more difficult
to design than the 28-35-50.

Then again we are all different. When I have a 35 on and want to go wide
I want the 21.  Others go the the next step (28)

Dennis