Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Newbie
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 11:48:06 -0400

Unless the 2nd version aspheric is much larger and heavier than the 1st
version (and it isn't), the 35/1.4 M ASPH is still a tiny lens compared
with typical SLR lenses.  Certainly it is larger than the non asph 35/1.4,
but then pretty well any lens is.  It is much lighter than the M body.

Dan C.

At 11:40 AM 13-09-98 -0400, you wrote:
>> Oooops!  I guess I had already deleted the earlier parts of the
>> thread, and assumed M-mount when I saw the "Asph" reference.
>> Apologies to B. D. and everybody else!
>>
>> >I think BD was talking about the R35f1.4, which weighs 690g.
>> The M35f1.4asph
>> >is a small lens considering the offerings in 35mm photography!!  :)
>> >
>> >Arturo
>>
>>
>I'm missing something here. But there's nothing new in that :-)x....I was
>refering to the M 35 1.4 ASPH, which for an M lens is a Sherman tank in size
>and weight...I don't have the brochures in front of me, but I think it's
>within a few grams of the body in weight....But what a lens!
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