Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/27

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Subject: Re: Non-Leica Camera Ident
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 19:03:15 -0400

At 06:49 PM 7/27/97 +0100, Joe Berenbaum wrote:
>I've seen a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50/1.5 in LTM mount advertised and I
>wonder if this is the same thing as you describe- I assume it is. If so,
>could this actually be better than the late Summilux 50/1.5 for Leica M?

Yes.  This is a Wartime Carl Zeiss Jena lens, almost certainly coated.  It
certainly does not offer the optical performance of the current 50mm
Summilux -- I have both, incidentally -- though it comes surprisingly close
in a much smaller package.  Not bad, for a 1931 design.

Marc


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