Yeah the Leica R 600mm mirror lens in a Minolta one indeed...
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:57:02 +0100, Carlos Royo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Derby Chang escribió: > > > > Looking that the Rebel XT pictures, I've noticed that blue on black now > > seems in fashion for DSLRs, and tangentially it reminded me of the > > colour scheme for a Carl Zeiss Jena lens I have in KA mount. A 24mm/f2.8 > > which isn't really the best performer (not really sharp till f5.6, and > > lots of vignetting). > > > > What is the history of these lenses? Are they rebadged? Rather > > plasticky, and the focusing is a little rough but I'm rather fond of it. > > > > They were made by Sigma. They had an agreement with the East German Carl > Zeiss in the eighties, and made some lenses for them, 3 or 4 zooms and > the 24 mm. you mention. > Sigma and MInolta also made some zoom lenses for Leitz, in the R (SLR) > mount, sold under the Leica name, with Leica prices. > > Carlos > > -- ------------------------ Thibouille
