Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated mm/19/98 11:25:20 PM LEICAMAN56@aol.com writes: > snip< regular travel lens. To me the 75/2.4 APO would fill the bill perfectly. > Bill Rosauer ======================================================== One of my favorite compact travel lens & as far as I know, the only non 50mm collapsible, is the 90/4 Elmar. 25,000 of these were made between 1954 & 68 and sell for around $500 today. It was designed so that when collapsed would fit in an ERC as it was then no longer than a rigid 50/2. Even though its max speed was only f:4, it was so highly prized that even after the 90/2.8 appeared in 1959, the collapsible continued to be made until 1968. I would love to have one today with a f:2.8* lens, as that speed is adequate for me when travelling. Marvin Moss