Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 2/90 R Summicron rumor
From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 15:02:30 +0200

On 04-04-1998 12:45 Harrison McClary wrote:

>Alfred Breull wrote:
>
>> Maybe you know it already, but I heard today for the first
>> time (from 2 of the dealers where I buy/ bought my gear), 
>> that the 2/90 R Summicron will be discontinued.

Seems logic to me, as the presenty sold Summicron-R 90mm f/2.0 is not 
with ROM strip, and there are no plans to bring out a ROM-fitted version 
(told by my dealer). So this looks like this lens will be replaced 
shortly. BTW: the excellent Elmarit-R 90mm f/2.8 already disappeared last 
year.

Pascal

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