Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/21

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Subject: RE: 1.9/73 Hektor & 1.5/85 Summarex
From: Lucien_vD <Lucien_vD@compuserve.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 16:14:17 -0400
 
- -Alf wrote:

>Does anybody know, why Leitz stopped the production of both, the 1.9/73
>Hektor (1946) and 1.5/85 Summarex (1960) ?


The 1.9/73 Hektor was stopped in 1942 (only 6 made after) and the 1.5/85
Summarex started in 1943. I think this is the answer.

Concerning the 85/1,5, Leitz stopped the screw lenses around 1960 and the=

90/2 Summicron was there sinds 1957/58. And there was no 85mm frame line =
in
the finder of the M.

Lucien
BELGIUM