Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/03

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Subject: [Leica] Summarit press release
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Aug 3 18:24:18 2007
References: <32264647.1186189500488.JavaMail.root@elwamui-milano.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Yes, and note the text devoted to telling us that they have reverted to an 
old font for the markings and corrected the colour of the
dot! Only dear Leica would devote space for that detail in a lens press 
release. And very smart too, exactly the sort of minutiae to
appeal to the Leica faithful.
Check the DNG's, available from the Leica page.

Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
Subject: RE: [Leica] Summarit press release

G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>Note on the Leica site
>.....Leica's high-performance optics, which are all made by hand at Leica's 
>main factory in Solms near Wetzlar, Germany .........  
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: [Leica] Summarit press release
>
>At DP Review:
>http://tinyurl.com/ysdac6
>

They're also bringing back the hallowed name of Wetzlar even if only 
peripherally.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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