Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/01/27

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Subject: [Leica] URL: Leica with autofocus in the 1970s?
From: john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:52:30 +0000
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I remember that one and Nikons attempts as well...

john

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Subject: Re: [Leica] URL: Leica with autofocus in the 1970s?

I played with this one in the very early 80s. A Lebanese friend had one that 
came god only knows where from ? his father was a TV mogul for the major 
French channel back then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_New_FD_35-70_mm_f/4_AF


Amities

Philippe



> Le 27 janv. 2020 ? 18:27, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a ?crit :
> 
> https://www.cultofmac.com/383779/leica-invented-autofocus-then-abandoned-it/
> 
> john
>
In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster) ([Leica] URL: Leica with autofocus in the 1970s?)
Message from photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe) ([Leica] URL: Leica with autofocus in the 1970s?)