Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> >>From: Steve LeHuray [mailto:icommag@toad.net] >>Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 3:53 PM >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's picture of Week 35 >> >>....BTW, did anybody notice in Erwin's Newsletter today, he ranks the >>Summilux >>50/1.4 better than the Noctilux under all circumstances.... > > > Quick question. > Is there a new 50mm f1.4 Summilux? > I understood that the "old" one was being redesigned/updated but > never caught up with whether it was true. > So, are we talking "old", "new" or what? > Thank you, > John > > I believe there was a minor optical redesign of the 50/1.4 in the early '60s. The current Summilux is different in that it has a telescoping lens hood, otherwise, optically it is the same as my 1970 model with clip on hood. From what I have read Leica has no plans to change the 50/1.4 for the foreseeable future. Hard to improve on what is already very good. sl