Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/08

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Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: [Leica] 50mm lens
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 17:32:33 EDT

In a message dated 8/8/00 1:34:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi writes:

<< but it is obvious that the M clearly does not indicate different 
generation of a certain lens. Other uses of the letter M are a little 
misleading.
 All the best!
 Raimo >>

Raimo,
Believe it or not, it actually appears that the lenses suffixed "-M" are in 
fact the latest generation, and I agree that it is indeed confusing, in light 
of the long-standing use of the M to denote a whole series of bodies and 
lenses.  Look for the hyphen!

Regards,
Joe Sobel

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: Vs: Vs: [Leica] 50mm lens)