Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/07

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Subject: [Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Aug 7 14:18:24 2007
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On Aug 7, 2007, at 2:11 PM, Tom Schofield wrote:

> Perhaps a new version could be on its way ;-) -- Let's start a  
> rumor --  24-35mm  Tri-Elmar, or perhaps a 24-50mm f/2.8 Quad- 
> Elmarit, focusing to .7m.!  I always wondered why they left that  
> 24mm gap between the two Tri-Elmars.  It also ends the confusion as  
> to which Tri-Elmar you are referring.


a Bi - Elmar...  swings both ways...



Steve



>
> Tom
>
> On Aug 7, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> I was just searching the Leica site and could not find a listing  
>> for the normal Tri-Elmar. After a little more searching I found it  
>> was discontinued somewhere around the end of June. It seems the  
>> front element is no longer available. It's made from  
>> Trichloroethylene which I always thought was a cleaning solvent.   
>> I expect the lens will be hard to find now.
>>
>> I don't know if this info was originally posted. Sorry if this is  
>> old info.
>>
>> Len
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)
Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)
In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)
Message from tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)