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Subject: R: R: [Leica] Angenieux-Zoom for SL anyone ?
From: "linda" <lindaboz@tin.it>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:47:57 +0200

Dear Malcom,
I owned one Angenieux Zoom 35-70 with Leica R mounting whose body was not
metallic.I am not sure but also the 180 apo f. 2,... has not metallic body.
Regards,
Giancarlo
- -----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Malcolm McCullough <blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg>
A: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Data: marted́ 1 giugno 1999 16.24
Oggetto: Re: R: [Leica] Angenieux-Zoom for SL anyone ?


>Giancarlo wrote:
>>
>>Color rendition is coldest than the one of the more modern plastic
>>Angenieux.
>
>Giancarlo,
>I've never seen an Angenieux that I would call 'plastic', but then I
>haven't seen many Angenieux still camera lenses. Please could you tell us
>more. Why did they stop making still camera lenses? I have the 28 to 70
>f2.6 and quite like it. Is that one of the 'plastic' lenses?
>
>I also have a few of the classic movie lenses: the 25 mm f0.95 'M1', the
>16-44 f1.3, the 10 to 150 mm f2 and the great doco lens, the 9.5 to 57 mm
>f1.6. Love them all.
>
>Thanks,
>Malcolm
>Singapore
>
>