Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i am growing more interested in a 50 summilux for my m3-1/2, as a compromise of small size with speed. according to sartorius, there are 3 versions, I. 56-61 (E43) II. 62-94 (E43, chrome discontinued in 68) and III. 95-present (E46, built-in hood, focuses to 0.7m). most of the literature i've seen indicate that each generation contained slight improvements over the previous ones, but that the basic formulation is similar. i'd guess that version II at some point became multicoated. i am partial to chrome on my m3, but otherwise should any particular version stand out as a good choice? thanks, - -rei - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html