Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Color Heliar ASPHARISCH 75 mm f:2,5 ??
From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 10:25:14 +0100

Mikiro wrote:
> 
> Lucien,
> 
> It is hard to believe.  The 75/2.5 uses no asph elements.  Cosina people
> tell asph is NOT required for a good lens with this aperture.  Is the box
> printed in Japan?

Difficult to say.
I think it was in printed in Germany.
I believe the did a "copy and paste" from the Ultron or
Nokton box and forgot to drop the "Aspherisch" mention.

Lucien

> At 2:07 PM +0100 20/2/00, Lucien wrote:
> >Mikiro,
> >
> >What is funny, is that on the box of my Color Heliar 75 they wrote:
> >
> >Color Heliar Aspherisch 75 mm f:2,5.
> >Voigtlander (since 1756)
> >
> >It's the only place where I saw the mention Aspherical about that lens.
> >
> >A mistake ?
> >
> >Lucien