Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/21

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Subject: RE: 1.9/73 Hektor & 1.5/85 Summarex
From: Alfred Breull <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 00:03:47 +0200
 
You wrote:
>The 1.9/73 Hektor was stopped in 1942 (only 6 made after) and the 1.5/85
>Summarex started in 1943. I think this is the answer.

>Lucien

Hmm - but there are too many 'buts'. 

The diffrence between 73/75 and 85/90 mm was resaon enough, that Leitz
created a new 75 mm in 1980 again. Besides, the Hektor was rather good
(sharpness & contrast), and had a smaller front lens than the 2/90
Summicron. Additionally, I thought that the Summarex was made as some kind
of 'war lens' originally.

Alf