Re: [Leica] Odd Summilux-R 50/1.4 new version

[nbwatson@juno.com (N. B. Watson)]

At long last, following the stigma attached to M bodies and lenses marked
"Canada",  and Leica's known consortion with Minolta on the earlier R
range plus that dreadful little Portugese fiasco, the decision-makers at
Solms have finally come to admit the impropriety of producing anything of
less-than-pure Aryan pedigree.  For a period between approximately 1989
until the latest redesign with ROM contacts, the entire production of
Summilux-R was assembled and collimated by a team of individuals
including two former Czechoslovokians and several Bavarians who had at
least one grandparent of non-German origin.  With the advent of the R8
came a recommitment at Solms to minister to the wishes of Leica owners;
whereupon the latest Summilux has been placed in the hands of a crew
having undergone thorough DNA testing so that buyers may now rest assured
of true Leica quality.  To commemorate this monumentous rededication, the
classic engraving has been recommenced.

Regards,
Nigel

On Sat, 14 Nov 1998 19:00:47 +0100 Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net> writes:

>I have noticed something odd with the new Summilux-R 50/1.4. I believe 
>
>that since somewhere in the eighties all lens engravings on Leica R 
>lenses have become blockier than before. Just look at the figure 5. 
>Before it was round and curved, since then it has become a blocky 5. 
>This 
>is on both the focusing and lens opening ring.
>
>Now, the odd thing is that while the engravings on the focusing ring 
>on the new Summilux are the latest ones, the engravings on the lens 
>opening ring are once again round and curved. It looks as if they 
>reused 
>some older lens opening rings. This is not the case with the Elmarit-R 

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