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Weitere Aufschlüsse über das Bergelmar gibt es bei photo-net. Alle sinnvollen Beiträge in dem Thread habe ich mir erlaubt zu entfernen. Zitat:

Mountain Elmar
Tom Leoni, Jul 01, 2006; 09:56 a.m.

I have seen some Mountain Elmar 105mm f6.3 lenses. What makes them "mountain" lenses--or was that merely a marketing name?

Also, I'm curious about the idea behind a lens that is both long and slow. What are the ideal applications of a lens like this--perhaps landscape shots hence the name?

Answers
Piotr Panne, Jul 01, 2006; 10:10 a.m.

It was popular with the weight-sensitive climber crowd. It was designed so that the optics could be easily removed from the front, then the barrel used for yodelling through. It was found that using a Leitz as a call, a St. Bernard with a keg of brandy would show up within fifteen minutes.

Tom Leoni, Jul 01, 2006; 10:26 a.m.

Thanks, Piotr. I'm glad to see the St. Bernard has made it to your place safe & sound & that you were able to unburden him of some of the brandy! ;-) As a committed yodler, I like the idea of that lens.

Alex Shishin , Jul 01, 2006; 10:35 a.m.

And oh yeah. When the elements were separated the barrel, it could be used for a whistle to call for help if you got lost. The elements could be used to start a fire.

The barrel in fact was used to as duck call and a goose call. It apparently could also be used as a moose call.

So refined was this barrel, that once a member of the Berlin Philharmonic used it as a double reed for his oboe when his mouthpiece suddenly broke.

The rarity of the Mountain Elmar is the result of the US Navy hoarding every one it could find. They are using the barrel to try to communicate with dolphins.

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