Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 Elmar vs Summar
From: "John Black" <jblack@ambio.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 17:27:12 -0500
 
Two ways: 1) Lack of a blue or amber reflective color to the front element
and 2) serial #s of less than 400,000.

Good luck

JB
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From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 Elmar vs Summar


>
> >Get a prewar, uncoated Summar and shoot it wide open.
> >
> >JB
>
> How does one recognise a prewar uncoated lens from the coated / post war
ones?
>
> Dan K
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