Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My made in Canada 75 comes with a separate hood (12539) and has a 60mm filter thread. -dan c. At 07:03 AM 09-11-04 -0700, you wrote: >Yes, there are three versions of thew 75 'lux. The first was made in >Canada and came with a separate hood and used E58 filters. The second >was also made in Canada but came with a built in hood and used E60 >filters. The third was made in Germany in a slightly lighter mount. All >three have the same optical formula but naturally later lenses benefit >from improved coating technology. > >It sounds as though you may have a pouch for an E58 version. It should >be a simple matter of trimming the foam with an exacta knife. > >BTW, 1997 is too early for an actual "made in Germany" lens. Either >your date is wrong or it is from the period where Leica considered >packaging the major component in product manufacturing. They pretty >much marked everything as made in Germany then. > >John Collier > >On Nov 9, 2004, at 4:37 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote: > >> I have a 1997 "Made in Germany" Summilux 1.4/75mm and have now found >> an original box and leather pouch for this lens, on a internet >> auction. The box is titled Summilux 1.4/75 (Made in Canada), the pouch >> has just a Leica Logo - and is too small for my lens. >> >> The lenght could fit, but the size of the front is much too large to >> fit the foam rubber inlay. The inlay would allow a total diamtere of >> approx 57mm, but should be 67mm (E60 plus collapsible hood around). >> >> Does anyone on the list know if there were different builds of this >> lens? I just cant imagine a 1.4/75mm being smaller at the front, so I >> guess the seller has put the wrong pouch in the right box. > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >