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Subject: RE: [Leica] Pancake vs. Compact Voigtlander differences?
From: Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:35:41 +0100

Jim,
This is one of the many intriguing questions that arise from this most 
independantly minded company.
For example, why do their screw back caps have gaps in the thread making 
cross threading easy?
Why is the wind on lever on their black cameras chrome?
Why do they persist in using weird f stops for their lens designs?
etc etc.
The two lenses are the same optically, though one of them focuses to 0.7m 
and the other 1m, they might appear to different tastes. The pancake design 
was a pet wish of the company C.E. It is also much more reminiscent of old 
Canon and Komura exterior design, something which the strong retro market 
in Japan would appreciate.

Jem

- -----Original Message-----
From:	Jim [SMTP:jimlong@inwave.com]
Sent:	13 July 2000 22:45
To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject:	[Leica] Pancake vs. Compact Voigtlander differences?

What are the differences between the Voigtlander Compact and Pancake 
lenses?
They are both 35mm f2.5 lenses, with the same number of elements and the
same number of groups.  I know they have different dimensions and weights.

Why would a company produce 2 LTM lenses at the same time that are so
similar?

Jim