Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/08

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Subject: [Leica] Contaflex Proxars
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 16:25:59 -0500

At 01:32 PM 3/8/2000 -0500, Greg.Chappell@bankofamerica.com wrote:
>If you plan on keeping the camera for a while, look
>for a set of proxar lenses for closeups. The set consists of 4 lenses that
>you can use individually or stacked for variable magnification. I never used
>more than two stacked together & you probably shouldn't use more than that
>anyway, but they are very effective & high quality lenses.

There is a fifth, high-power Proxar which is scarce as hens' teeth, though
the set-of-four is exceedingly common.  Interestingly, the fifth Proxar is
a doublet, while the other four are singlets.

There is also an M1:1 copy lens of great ability.  These are slightly more
common than the high-power Proxar.

Marc


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