RE: [Leica] Re : Summicron 50

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

And the fact that the formulation of the Summilux M predates the Presidency
of JFK is why Erwin Putts' testing showed the $350 "voigtlander" Cosina
Nokton 50 1.5 to be at least marginally superior to the Leica lens....and
the Nokton has at least one aspherical element.....for $350....which is,
what, 1/5th the price of the Summilux?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Pitak
> Chenkosol
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:52 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re : Summicron 50
>
>
> >
> > Pitak wrote :
> >
> > > Leica just released the new 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-R within a
> year or two ago.
> > > It does not have an aspheric element in it. I doubt if the 50mm f/2.0
> > Summicron-M
> > > will get an aspheric element in the near future.
> >
> > Sorry, but the last version of the 50 summilux dates from 1995.
> And this is
> > only a cosmetic change ( build-in lenshood ). The optical
> formula dates from
> > 1961 !
> >
> > The optical formula of the present summicron dates from 1980.
> cosmetically,
> > it was changed in 1994 (build-in lenshood, suppression of the lateral
> > hand-lever)
> >
> > C. Louis
> >
> >
>
>
> Christian,
>
> Please allow me to re-quote a portion of my previous mail just in case you
> already deleted it.
>
> Leica just released the new 50mm f/1.4 "Summilux-R" within a year
> or two ago.
> It does not have an aspheric element in it. I doubt if the 50mm
> f/2.0 Summicron-M
> will get an aspheric element in the near future.
>
>
> Pitak
>
>