Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/17

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Subject: Re: Ricoh 28/2,8 LTM available ??
From: "Karl-Heinz Fink" <finkaudio@email.msn.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 17:13:25 +0100

In Germany this lens in umknown. I tried it hard - no chance. Why RICOH is
doing a lens with 39mm?
I'm going to Japan tomorrow, so let me see what I can get in Tokyo.

> From friends in Tokyo I know that the lens is available there for about
Yen
>98000, with finder in chrome and that the black version was another Yen
>5-7000 more, The black version was a limited production ( either 500 or
1000
>made), while the chrome version was(is) made in a larger quantity.The lens
>has 2 Aspeherical elements and is a revised version of the lens developed
for
>the GR-1 Ricoh Point & Shoot camera.

Regards


Karl-Heinz Fink