Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:11 PM 9/14/97 -0400, Ed Meyers, noted authority, man of grace, elegance, and style, wrote: >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.... I have owned one of the early chrome new-type Summiluxes and currently own a black one. Both had half-stops. Of course, as my good friend, Ed Meyers, would say, these aren't actually half-stops at all, but rather third-stops ... Marc Marc James Small Cha Robh Bas Fir, Gun Ghras Fir! FAX: +540/343-7315