Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Taylor Hobson Cooke was, and is, famous for making high quality cine lenses. Apparently they also made some large-format and process lenses some of which were of apochromatic design. See http://www.cookeoptics.com/history/history05.html for a brief blurb. If you do a google search there is at least one reference that reports that some of these lenses are radioactive! Mike D - ----- Original Message ----- From: "McFadden Peter" <leicausergroup@yahoo.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:02 AM Subject: [Leica] OT - Anyone know what this lens is???? > Rank Taylor Hobson Lens > 14" (!) F9-F128 Cooke Apotal > > It has quite large with a sprocket around abour 3/4 of > the outer mounting. > > Peter > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html