Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Probably no one but me on this list is old enough to remember the Airplane films: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Steve McCroskey: Jacobs, I want to know absolutely everything that's happened up till now. Jacobs: Well, let's see. First the earth cooled. And then the dinosaurs came, but they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. Ken -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:50 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] 1600 Leica R Lens (and four-wheel-drive Mercedes) What a puny little lens ;-) At the 2006 Photokina, I saw the real thing: http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Photokina-2006/1987925_8dxbBh#!i=101384548&k=yJ mSm&lb=1&s=O Cheers, Nathan On 28 Aug 2012, at 06:43, Greg Rubenstein wrote: > Not clear from the article whether one or both are for sale, but interesting. > > http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2012/08/worlds-most-expensive-lens-unsurp > risingly-leica > > Greg Rubenstein > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information