Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BDD76C.5F6471E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Group: Recently I spent some time looking at a beautiful Chrome, Leitz Canada, = 35mm 1.4 Summilux Lens, serial # 17780xx with two ear aperture ring = which the current owner dated as the early 1960s and says it is rare. It = is certainly wonderfully small for a fixed 35/1.4 and I am not sure that = I have ever seen the two ear aperture ring. Closest focus on this lens = is 24 inches. Any information relative to this lens would be appreciated. I am = seriously considering buying the lens if I can establish "what it is" = and some idea if it's market value, if indeed it is something special. Although the subject lens is 35/1.4, it is much shorter than the 35/2.0 = ASPH. that I now use. From a small size standpoint, this lens would be = very handy on my M6 as a general, all purpose, catch it unobserved type = lens. Thanks in advance for your help. Best regards, Spencer Clarke - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BDD76C.5F6471E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hello Group:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Recently I spent some time looking = at a=20 beautiful Chrome, Leitz Canada, 35mm 1.4 Summilux <FONT=20 color=3D#000000>Lens</FONT>, serial # 17780xx with two ear aperture ring = which the=20 current owner dated as the early 1960s and says it is rare. It is = certainly=20 wonderfully small for a fixed 35/1.4 and I am not sure that I have ever = seen the=20 two ear aperture ring. Closest focus on this lens is 24 = inches.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Any information relative to this = lens would be=20 appreciated. I am seriously considering buying the lens if I can = establish=20 "what it is" and some idea if it's market value, if <FONT=20 color=3D#000000>indeed </FONT>it is something special.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Although the subject lens is 35/1.4, = it is much=20 shorter than the 35/2.0 ASPH. that I now use. From a small size = standpoint, this=20 lens would be very handy on my M6 as a general, all purpose, catch it = unobserved=20 type lens.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks in advance for your help. = Best=20 regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Spencer = Clarke</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BDD76C.5F6471E0--