Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/05

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 18:52:45 -0500

No, not "collector's item" - rigid Summicron #03 is a collector's item -
THIS is a "collectible," for people with far too much money and far too
little sense. :-)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit
McChesney | Acmefoto
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:50 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron


Well, it's not for everyone. Limited edition, retro look, large price.
Collector's item. Just like anything made in small batches. Or with
special features. Mink-carpeted jags cost more, too! ;0)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of bdcolen
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 3:01 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron


Yup...Same optics, same performance - only the price is ludicrous...:-)

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit
McChesney | Acmefoto
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 4:48 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron


This may help. From our marketing manager at Leica USA:

"The construction and optical performance are identical to those of the
actual Summicron 50mm, but its design is inspired by the first
non-collapsible Summicron, which came on the market in the mid fifties."

Sounds as if we are talking about the same furniture, in a retro house.
;-)

K.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of bdcolen
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:20 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron


Better image than the current Summicron 50?

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Lucien
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 3:59 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron


bdcolen wrote:

> Wow! Looks like a Summicron 50...And that's HOW MUCH extra for the 
> same image? :-)

BD,

Not the same image, a better image (than the rigid).

;-)

Lucien

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