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Originally Posted by luigi bertolotti
Would it be WORTH for Leica ?
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Luigi,
there would be no need to design a completely new lens. Leica could use (and should use) the optical cell of the Anastigmat 3.5/50, which they developed for the replica 0-series. Many mechanical parts of this already existing lens could be used, too. The only new parts would be related to the interchangeable mount (which the 0-series did not have), but those would be relatively few parts. I would think that a run of, say, 1000 lenses could be financially feasible, and I have no doubts that such a lens, if produced as a sort of replica Elmar 3.5/50 - arguably THE most famous Leica lens ever (chrome, of course) - would be swallowed by collectors all over the world.
Regards,
Andreas