Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ein Stuck Lens ?
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:45:18 -0500

At 02:44 PM 19-02-98 +0100, you wrote:
>Hm, Lucien. The lens which Leitz shows in the diagram is not
>identical to mine from the M6-ESL. My 1.4/35 asph Summilux has 
>a concave front lens.
>
>Alf
>

There are two easy ways to distinguish the two lenses.  Instead of 'ASPH',
the word 'aspherical' appears on the front of the first version.  The first
version also has a knurled aperture ring along in addition to the focusing
ring.  I believe that the newer ASPH version has a smooth aperture ring.

Dan C.