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

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Subject: [Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Tue Aug 7 19:23:41 2007
References: <7A12D8E0-BB5B-4BCF-BF3C-FB0A0AF05DED@comcast.net> <BCC82446-FA32-416C-AF01-D47991B0AFD7@comcast.net> <17EF95A7-8FFA-42B0-916F-D38222860641@cox.net>

how about a tran-elmar?
Formerly a 50mm, now a 35mm.

:)

On 8/7/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> 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 photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest) ([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)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] 28-35-50 Tri-Elmar discontinued)