Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica fit lens, Minolta Rokkor
From: Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 08:00:43 -0800

It was one of the first Minolta LTM lenses, designed in 1943 then
productionised in 1947 for Minolta's first LTM camera, Minolta 35.  I
believe it is in triplet configuration.

Ken Iisaka kiisaka@pacbell.net
Lost in Mill Valley in Marin County, California
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Jeremy Kime <jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 6:50 AM
Subject: [Leica] Leica fit lens, Minolta Rokkor


> I'm wondering if any information is known about this Leica fit lens
I've
> just acquired?
> It's a Minolta Tele-Rokkor, 110mm f5.6, chrome and it comes with a
thin
> tubular finder which is handy as other 110 mm lenses (and finders) are
thin
> on the ground!
> I know Minolta made LTM cameras, I even nearly bought one many years
ago,
> but I've never heard of this lens before.
>
> best regards,
> Jem