Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Info/Photos of new Leica SM lenses?
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 12:36:08 -0500

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


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