Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 11884 APO-Summicron M ASPH
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 20:31:20 +0100

Michael Ingram  wrote:

>Now the question... 
>about that APO-Summicron M ASPH 90mm...
>I was assured a mere couple of months ago that 
>there were no plans for a new version of the 90mm, 
>and a leading London Leica specialist reconfirmed 
>the view that aspherics were not of much use in lenses over 50mm.
> There is no news of a 90mm Summicron Asph here in UK as I write...
>and I would love to hear more.
>If it does exist I'll feel more than slightly "miffed" at 
>Leica UK telling me to go ahead and buy the existing 90 
>with a replacement now coming just weeks after they told 
>me none was planned.

I don't know why, but Leica UK seem always to be the latest 
to know about new Leica stuffs. They make a speciality to
deny every news. I think it's a way to make business.
(They are not the only English importer behaving like that)
(This is a personnal opinion.)
The new 11884 APO-Summicron-M ASPH 90/2 is on the Belgian Importer
list since 2 months now.
(But will not be available before mid 98)
And we heard about it on the LUG several weeks if not months 
before that.

Lucien