Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul: The DR Summicron also known as a NF Summicron has a "goggle eye" attachement that when in place allows the lens to focus, with rangefinder coupling to about 19 inches. They have not been made since the late 60s (or thereabouts). I have one and it is a wonderful lens and a great match for Kodachrome 25! Ken Wilcox At 3:41 -0700 11/23/0, a fine scholar, Paul Arnold wrote: >There is so much I don't know. So I have to ask questions. > >I've been seeing references to a 50 DR lens and I had no idea what DR stood >for. From the Web page furnished by you, David, I learn that DR stands for >Dual Range. I have never heard of a Dual Range lens. > >I shoot a Summicron 50, current model; how does the 50 DR differ from that? > >Thanks for the leg-up. > >-- Paul >Paul Arnold >22 Sunrise St. >Dillon, Montana >Visit MY GALLERY: >http://www.geocities.com/osprey59725/index.html > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Kieltyka" <daverk@email.msn.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 11:19 AM >Subject: [Leica] Re: Hood for Summicron 50 DR > > >> "Logan Reinwood" <reinwood007@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I am on the way to buy a 50 DR (actually I saw it yesterday >> > in a shop, and plan to go this morning to buy it). >> > Is there a hood that fits that lense? >> >> Ah, my favorite Leitz 50mm M lens. The 12504 hood for the pre-ASPH 35mm >> Summilux and Summicron also fits the 50 DR just fine. >> >> BTW, the home page of my (barely furnished) website contains a study in >> bokeh taken with this lens. >> >> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dkieltyka >> >> -Dave- >> >> >> - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>