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. > > I don't believe the Summilux was ever made with a 58mm thread. That was the Noctilux; the Noctilux changed from 58 to 60mm about the time the Summilux first appeared. They then shared the same hood for a while. If the inside of the foam only allows a 57mm outside diameter on the lens, then it's not for the Summilux. Even the 90AA, which uses 55mm filters, has a 63mm diameter. -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com