Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 40 summicron & 40 rokkor same design ? was: 40mm summicron & cheap R3
From: pcb@iac.co.jp (Paul C. Brodek)
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:50:34 -0400

Hi Ben,

From messages I've seen on this list, it looks like the optical design
of both the 40/2.0 and 90/4.0 M-Rokkor (CLE versions) differ from the
previous Leica-designed CL versions.    

Regards,

PB


On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:10:25 -0700 (PDT), Benjamin Tuason
<bentua@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I presume it is well known, based the number of times I've read about it.  Whether it is a fact or
>not, I don't know.
>Ben
>
>--- Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> debugger wrote:
>> 
>> > I think it is well-known that the 40 summicron and the 40 rokkor are of the
>> > same design, the rokkor being manufactured by Minolta to Leica's specs. 
>> 
>> Ben,
>> 
>> Is that a fact ?
>> 
>> Lucien


Paul C. Brodek
Kobe, Japan
pcb@iac.co.jp