Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19
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SNIP --
Frank Filippone wrote:
>
> As a piece of trivia, the 35 Aspherical Summilux on the Ein Stuck are > the early model with the 2 concave elements. The same version that is
> considerd so rare.....among the non Ein Stuck crowd.
SNIP --
Frank,
The 35mm f/1.4 Aspherical Summilux lens ("version 1") is reported to be
a limited run of 2000 lenses. The serial number range for version 1 --
the Aspherical -- is in the lower 346xxxx. The 35 f/1.4 ASPH Summilux
lens marked or engraved "ASPH" and "Ein Stuck Leica" and furnished with
the "Ein Stuck Leica" M6 bodies is in the serial number range of
3758xxx. 996 serial numbers (September 1996 or 9/96 the month and year
of Leica's public stock offering) were allocated by Solms for these
lenses. The ASPHs on "Ein Stuck Leica" are the later "version 2"
lenses, and may be distinguished by the characteristics given in earlier
LUG postings. A brief description and comparison of the two versions,
Aspherical and ASPH, is found in the Viewfinder, Vol. 30, No. 1 (LHSA
First Quarter 1997) at pp. 14-15.
Respectfully,
Bill Caldwell