Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are two versions of the DR lens, but the differences are minute. The DR is generally credited with being the finest of the first-general Summicron lenses (and I will NOT get into an argument with Herr Puts over its relative worth with the later Summicrons -- he and I differ a bit on that point!). It is my normal 50mm lens -- I find it meets my needs quite well. The DR focuses down to 19". Two caveats: first, you can only reach the close-focus range with the auxiliary eyepiece assembly in place. These lenses often appear on the marketplace without the eyes, and then you have, in effect, a rigid first-generation chrom Summicron. Second, the DR will not fit on the M5 without a minor modification to the eyepiece. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!