Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most new M lenses have -M after their nominal maximum aperture name. Most older M lenses do not. The latest 50/2 apparently does while the previous version of the 50/2, same optics and different mount, does not. Big deal. It means absolutely nothing; or, perhaps even less than that. Best to check with B.D. :-) John Collier > From: "Bill Lawlor" <wvl@marinternet.com> >> >> someone else wrote: >> >> . Technically, the lens is evidently not a Summicron-M but a >> Summicron, and you might suggest to the seller that it should fetch a lower >> price, if it has been advertised as the M model. > > ........................... > > Which brings up a question I have. What is the difference between a > Summicron and a Summicron M? I have a 35/2 Summicron in M mount s/n 2324***. > Erwim P's site has a page describing characteristics of M lenses and that > number is called a Summicron - M on his page, but, not on my lens. Wie > gehtz? >