Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 223xxxx DR and 224xxxx Rigid Mount
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 18:27:12 -0400

At 11:01 PM 4/14/2001 +0800, rt wrote:
>I have a 224xxxx Rigid mount, and have been offered a 223xxxx DR. COUld
>someone help and tell me if they are optically the same? I love that series
>of Summicrons and no matter what occassion, I would reach for the 50 cron.
>Thanks.

I believe that the rigid and DR first-permutation Summicron 5cm lens shared
the identical optical formula and construction.  The collapsible is
slightly different.

Marc

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