Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A 15:55 16/03/98 -0500, vous avez =E9crit : > >Yes, the optical formula may be the same on the two versions of the 75mm >Summilux (and on the new one coming soon from Germany) and the wight of = the >first version with detachable shade may be attractive, but be forewarned >that that neat slotted shad, if attached, actually blocks the rangefinde= r >patch - one of Leitz's more notorious design failures. That's why they >switched to the built-in shade. No problem with my 1st version. The shade does not obstruct the rangefind= er patch for the nearest distance. BTW the 1st version is much sought after in Europe. > > > >