Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill: I have one of these. They are the same fitting as the older LTM lenses. M mount adapters are also available. Ken Wilcox At 11:08 -0500 2/20/0, a fine scholar, Bill Campbell wrote: >I just saw an ad for these lenses in Shutterbug (2/00 page 202) from Lemon, >they're being described as "L-mount-lenses", they say "Can be used for Screw >mount & M mount cameras", but nowhere in the ad does it mention having to >use an adapter for M cameras. > >This is the first reference to "L" mount that I've seen, is it actually new >(the lens can be used on LTM or M without an adapter), or is this just >marketing for a LTM lens that requires an adapter to mount on an M camera? > >Bill Campbell > >>Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 16:00:53 -0500 >>From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com> >>Subject: [Leica] Re: Info/Photos of new Leica SM lenses? >> >>Andrew: >> >>There are three of them. They are the 35 ASPH Summicron, the 50 Summicron >>and the 50 Summilux. They are available only in chrome finish and are the >>same as the M versions. Only difference is they are LTM. I have one that >>I've been using this week on my M4 and IIIg. Leica is also selling LTM to M >>adapters. >> >>Ken Wilcox >> >>At 2:04 -0500 2/19/0, a fine scholar, Andrew Moore wrote: >> >>>I'm curious about the new Leica screw mount lenses. >>>Does anyone know of a site on the Internet that provides photos >>>and descriptions of these lenses? I haven't seen anything on the >>>official Leica site, but maybe I wasn't looking in the right place. >>> >>>--Andrew >>>NO ARCHIVE - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>