On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> It should be noted that a small batch (the number has been
> reported variously between 500 and 2000) of the 43mm Ltd was
> made in LTM, both in black and "silver". These lenses are
> useable on all Leicas going back to the 1940s (or perhaps as
> far back as the 1930s) through current Leicas (with an
> adapter), the Konica Hexar RF, the current line of Voigtlander
> RF cameras, and other rangefinders using LTM lenses, with or
> without an adapter. Believe it or not, they have somewhat of
> a cult following among Leica users. I do not believe the LTM
> lenses have any of the autofocus mechanism contained within
> them. I'm not sure that they were designed for an autofocus
> rangefinder camera. Do you have some more information on that
> point, Mike?
So, what was the last word on the LTM 43 Limited, was it made by
Cosina or not? Stephen Gandy corrected his initial claim that all the
Limited lenses were made by Cosina, but left it open for the Leica
screw mount one.
Anyone knows?
j
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