Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/06

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Subject: Re: M6 and DR summicron
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 14:04:39 -0400
 
At 08:53 AM 8/6/97 -0700, Roger Beamon wrote:
>My LAX correspondent chipped in with this re: the DR and M6.
>This indicates that at least two versions were available and if M4 or 
>later is involved, it behooves you to look for the later serial nos.
>
>The older DR lens mounts and dismounts as Alistair described. 
>There were two or three changes during the life of the lens, and the 
>mounting "feature" as described by Alistair was eliminated on later 
>models.

Glenn is correct that there were two versions of the DR Summicron.  But I
have the earlier version, and it mounts on my M6 without a quibble.

Marc



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