Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No!...Marc, you mean the Summarexes and Hextors were named after a dog?!...So what or who was Elmar, dog, cat, or child? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 4:04 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Summarex 85mm f/1.5 -- info! At 06:10 AM 3/16/2000 -0500, Andre Jean Quintal wrote: >Would someone care to tell us about this lens ? >When was it made? >What were its relative merits for the time? >How does it compare to the current models ? Developed during the War as a military surveillance lens for tactical use, it was originally called a "Summar" until Max Berek renamed it after his 'other' dog (he had two canines, Hektor and Rex). Surprisingly, given its intended use, all Summarex lenses were coated, and all bore the International Aperture Scale, the first Leica lenses to do so. 4,342 of these were made to 1960, when it was replaced by the 2/90 Summicron. The catalogue code-word was SOOCX. The performance was, well, marginal. The lens is today a collector's item only, and generally sells for Real Money. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!