In article <5611du$5hs@nuscc.nus.sg>, fba40151@leonis.nus.sg says...
>Christophe Birkeland (birkus@phys.unit.no) wrote:

>: |> I'm just being curious about which SLR-lens (for 35mm film format
>: |> only, no rangefinders) currently produced is the most compact in the
>: |>world. My nominee is the Carl Zeiss 2.8/45mm Tessar with 60
>: |>millimeters diameter, 18 millimeters length (already the rear lens
>: |>cap is longer!) and 90 grams weight.

>: The Pentax Pancake 40mm/2.8 is probably slightly larger (?), but still
>: *very* compact, and weighs 110 g.
>: Also, it's quite alright optically and makes it an ideal
>: 'normal' lens you can carry around in your shirt pocket
>: (well, you'll still have to bring the body with you :-)

>My vote will go to a SLR bodycap fitted with a pinhole and perhaps a
>muticoated filter attached onto the cap :)

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