Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux-ASPH?
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspw.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:10:32 -0500 (EST)
 
> From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
> 
> Gee- I thought the Noctilux was the FIRST Leica lens with aspherical
> elements! I seem to have read that somewhere
> Dan

the original 1966 f1.2 noctilux indeed had 2 aspherical elements.  the
1976 f1.0 (todays noctilux) has all spherical optics.

- -rei
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