Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: 90mm f1
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 13:39:43 -0700

>From: David Prakel [mailto:dprakel@rochester.rr.com]
>
>on 27/9/00 12:09 pm, Leica Users digest at
>owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote:
>
>> I have seen the lens.  It is made by Elcan for a X-Ray 
>machine.  The lens
>> looks very similar to the Navy version of 90/1 but it does 
>not have focusing
>> capability. 
>
>Pardon my ignorance but why would you use an optical lens of 
>any kind on an
>X-ray machine?

The lens has really really really high-index glass?

Paul