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Subject: Vs: Vs: Vs: [Leica] 50mm lens
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 17:59:36 +0200

As I wrote earlier, my 50 Summicron of 1982 vintage has the M with hyphen & all. If you imply that this is the last generation, please go and have a look at a real last generation Summicron. The collapsible hood should be obvious even to those with poor eyesight. 
All the best!
Raimo
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Aihe: Re: Vs: Vs: [Leica] 50mm lens


>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
>