Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 summicron
From: Charles Dunlap <cdunlap@es.UCSC.EDU>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:16:16 -0800

>just wondering where the current versions of this lens are made?
>I noticed that someone was selling one and made a point of saying it was
>candian, if they are made in canada, when was the switch?
>Not that it makes a difference, just wondering since i plan to buy one and I
>would like to know as much as I can about this lens.

One point to consider: the latest versions have a very convenient (to me)
built-in lens shade as opposed to the clip on shade of the former version.
Optically they are the same, but in the long run the built-in shade is very
nice to have.

- -Charlie