Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Krechtz@aol.com <Krechtz@aol.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 08. elokuuta 2000 23:54 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 >