Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 14 Sep 1997, Marc James Small wrote: > Lucien: > > Per Leica, the '69 to '73 Summicron was identical OPTICALLY to the '73 to > '79 version, the only difference being in the mount. Which doesn't mean > much: Leica hid the recomputation of the 50mm Summilux for 5 years and > never officially admitted to the redesign of the 50mm rigid > first-generation Summicron. > > Marc > > > Marc James Small > Cha Robh Bas Fir, Gun Ghras Fir! > FAX: +540/343-7315 > > I remember being told in the late 1960s that the new recomputed 50mm f/1.4 Summilux began the series with half-f-stop clicks. The previous version had only full f-stop clicks. However, then I was told that a few of the newer versions in black had only full f-stop clicks. Figure that out.... Ed Meyers