Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Visoflex site update and tele-picon info request
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 16:56:34 -0500

At 04:43 PM 1/31/02 +1300, Gary Elshaw wrote:
>
>I received a note from Greg Benson the other day who has got hold of a Tele
>Picon 400 f5.5 lens. Has anyone out there used this lens and have opinions
>about its performance? I don't think Greg intends on using it every day or
>anything, but this lens is new to me and I'm curious about its history and
>performance too. I'll put some images of it up soon.
>

Paul Piesker in Berlin made this lens and it was not poorly regarded in its
age -- see, for instance, the article on page 57 of the August, 1964,
MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY.  Piesker made quite a range of lenses during the 1950's
and 1960's, primarily medium and long long-focus lenses such as the above.
Most, but not all, were produced in LTM or for Viso fitment.

This lens is not listed in the magisterial NON-LEITZ LEICA THREAD-MOUNT
LENSES but is discussed in Wright and Wilkinson's fine LENS COLLECTOR'S
VADE MECUM CD-Rom.

Marc

msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
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