Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, I hear it now but IMO the M designation is useful in differentiating these from R, LTM and V Leica lenses but it is obvious that the M clearly does not indicate different generation of a certain lens. Other uses of the letter M are a little misleading. All the best! Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Krechtz@aol.com <Krechtz@aol.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 07. elokuuta 2000 22:20 Aihe: Re: Vs: [Leica] 50mm lens >In a message dated 8/7/00 12:06:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi writes: > ><< I have never heard that there is a separate M series of lenses. >> > >You have heard it now! At least in the U.S., the latest Summicron, Summilux, >Elmarit and Noctilux models are officially suffixed with the designation >"-M", as clearly shown in the cited source and others. >However, I am pleased to tell you that you are right about your 1982 >Summicron-M. It should be clearly so marked, as is, as it turns out, my own >1980 model. >This means, of course, that the one our LUGer is considering is also a >Summicron-M. Mr. Sartorius is most definitely remiss (see p. 83). Next time >I quote a book I will do what the reporters do and first check the original >source! > > >Joe Sobel > >