Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/24

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Subject: [Leica] happy birthday!
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Fri Mar 24 07:11:44 2006
References: <200603241030.k2OAU4vV089266@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4423FFD0.3030804@iinet.net.au> <20060324145201.GE4567@panix.com> <AE6A43F6-20BC-49F5-BCDA-1880CD8679A8@cox.net>

Every time I see one of these "happy birthday" posts I get cheerful. 
Thinking someone remembered Saturday is my birthday. Then go to find out 
it's all about some damn lens. Oh, the heartbreak...... :'( :'( :'(


Walt


Steve Barbour wrote:

>
> On Mar 24, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>
>> a most timely message!  2006 is the 30th birthday of the f1 noctilux.
>> and i still trust it.
>
>
> and Rei... fwiw....
>
> the photos from the Noctilux routinely appear to me better !! than I  
> anticipated they would be...
>
>
> I'm not sure what that really means, but I can't say that about any  
> other lens...
>
> Steve
>
>
>>
>> only two M lenses come to my mind with this length of production were
>> the original 1961 35 'lux 1961-1995 (34 years) and the  2nd
>> 50 'lux 1962-1994 (32 years).
>>
>> -rei
>>
>> On Mar25 01:18, A.H.Schmidt wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I am not quite sure, why anybody would want to worry about  any
>>> abberations of the Noctilux.
>>>
>>  ....
>>
>>> 2. The lens has been around for some time now, and if  there where
>>> better F1 lens, then, I am quite sure,
>>> Leica would release a somewhat updated lens.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
>> Ridgewood, New Jersey
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] happy birthday!)
Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] happy birthday!)
In reply to: Message from horsts at iinet.net.au (A.H.Schmidt) ([Leica] Re:Noctilux abberations?)
Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] happy birthday!)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] happy birthday!)