I've already posted this request in rec.photo.equipment.large-format, but I know some of you don't follow both forums, so I thought I'd ask here as well. Sorry for the duplication for those of you who participate in both places.

I'm in the process of updating my Fujinon Lens Pages at:

http://largeformat.terrashare.com/fujinon.htm

It's been over a year since my Fujinon Pages went online, and I have been fortun ate to acquire many more pieces of Fujinon literature. A very big "Thank You" t o all who have contributed.

However, I still have one rather large hole in my literature collection and a co uple unanswered questions. I now have a total of 16 different official large fo rmat lens brochures from 5/75 - 3/97. Unfortunately, I have a gap in official F ujinon literature from 4/88 - 3/97. My last D.O. Industries price list is dated March 2, 1988, and the last listing of Fujinon lenses I can find in a Calumet C atalog is 1990. So, sometime in the very late 1980s or very early 1990s, D.O. I ndustries ceased to import Fujinon LF lenses, and the infromation well ran dry. The 3/97 brochure I have is in Japanese. So here's where I need some more help . If anyone has ANY Fujinon LF lens literature from after 4/88 and before 3/97, PLEASE contact me - even if it's in Japanese (which it most likely will be).

I am particularly interested in nailing down the introduction date for the current CM/W line. Based on the literature I have, it was sometime between 1990 and early 1997, but I'd like to determine a more accurate date than that. In lieu of official Fujinon literature, if anyone has access to any Japanese pho tography magazine from the early 1990s, it may be possible to narrow down the in troduction date of the CM/W line either through advertisements in those publicat ions or press releases or lens reviews. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also, if anyone knows exactly when D.O. Industries ceased to be the US distributor for Fujinon LF lenses, please let me know. In this case, American photography magazines from the late 1980s or early 1990s might contain some information on demise of the D.O. Industries Fujinon distributorship.

Finally, as I mentioned, the oldest Fujinon LF brochure I have obtained is from 5/75. If anyone has an older brochure, or knows exactly when Fuji entered the L F lenses market, please let me know. The older brochures (from the mid - late 1 970s) also contain information of the Fujinar barrel mount lenses (tessar types) and I have also seen an occasional shutter (Seiko) mounted 150mm Fujinar. I su spect these may have been the original Fuji LF lenses. If anyone has any litera ture or information on the Fujinar line (especially any shutter mounted lenses) please let me know.

Thanks in advance for any help any of you can offer. I already have a lot more information to add to my web site. Unfortunately, the scanning of broc hures and updating the site is very time consuming. I'll do my best to update t he site as time allows.

Thanks, Kerry