[Leica] Re: Info/Photos of new Leica SM lenses?

["Bill Campbell" <billc@clark.net>]

I just saw an ad for these lenses in Shutterbug (2/00 page 202) from Lemon,
they're being described as "L-mount-lenses", they say "Can be used for Screw
mount & M mount cameras", but nowhere in the ad does it mention having to
use an adapter for M cameras.

This is the first reference to "L" mount that I've seen, is it actually new
(the lens can be used on LTM or M without an adapter), or is this just
marketing for a LTM lens that requires an adapter to mount on an M camera?

Bill Campbell

>Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 16:00:53 -0500
>From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
>Subject: [Leica] Re: Info/Photos of new Leica SM lenses?
>
>Andrew:
>
>There are three of them. They are the 35 ASPH Summicron, the 50 Summicron
>and the 50 Summilux. They are available only in chrome finish and are the
>same as the M versions. Only difference is they are LTM. I have one that
>I've been using this week on my M4 and IIIg. Leica is also selling LTM to M
>adapters.
>
>Ken Wilcox
>
>At 2:04 -0500 2/19/0, a fine scholar, Andrew Moore wrote:
>
>>I'm curious about the new Leica screw mount lenses.
>>Does anyone know of a site on the Internet that provides photos
>>and descriptions of these lenses?  I haven't seen anything on the
>>official Leica site, but maybe I wasn't looking in the right place.
>>
>>--Andrew
>>NO ARCHIVE