Re: Strange lens: Miranda AF(!) for MF cameras

[Pat White]

Miranda was a Japanese camera brand that was popular in the 60s and early 
70s, but is now out of production.  As explained in the ad, this is a Cosina 
lens with the Miranda name on it, but appears to have no connection with the 
old Miranda brand, in a way similar to the Voightlander-branded Cosina 
cameras that have no connection to the old Voightlander brand.

As for the AF feature, it sounds useful and very unusual.  I've never heard 
of any lens with a complete built-in autofocus system that works with almost 
any manual camera it can be mounted on.  Has anyone heard of another lens 
with a similar set-up?

Pat White