Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23

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Subject: Re: Marc's Book & Canon f:0.95
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 22:22:19 +0100 (BST)
 
At 14:37 23/09/97 -0400, you wrote:
<snip>
>   Speaking of the under rated Canon lense's - how many of you 
>know that the Canon 50mm / f:0.95 lens is still made today & is
>used by the CIA in preference to the Leica Noctilux?  More info 
>will follow if there is any interest in this unadvertised fact, along 
>with info about Canon using ASPH (L).
>******************************Marvin Moss**************************

Now there's a book title I'd like to see; "CIA Low Light Photography,
1950-1995"! 

More details about the Canon 50/0.95 and its uses would be most interesting.

Joe Berenbaum