Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Screwmount lens questions
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:47:16 -0700

Mark Newport wrote:
> 
> I am thinking, maybe about buying a second 35mm "knockabout" lens. I have
> seen screwmount 35mm/3.5 Summarons for sale, but are there any M mount
> 35mm/2.8 Summarons (no eyes) around? Are they rare in M mount? Don
> Chatterton has a 2.8, but it's a screwmount for 1650.00.  Is any one using
> screwmount 35mm's from say around 1954 or 55 daily  and liking them? And
> can you still get a decent shade for them. I have a nice 35 Summilux that I
> would like to carry around less.
> 
> Thanks,
> Newp
> 
> --------
> R. Mark Newport
I almost bought a 35mm Summaron no eyes M mount from behind the
counter in a Portland Oregon Camera store two years ago for way too
much money. I think I see them in the shutterbug all the time. They
are very compact and have that old Leica look.
Mark Rabiner