Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Hood for Summicron 50 DR
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:16:06 -0700

Look here for a description of the DR:

http://www.cameraquest.com/m50dr.htm

The DR's 50/2 contemporary only focused to 1 m, the present 50/2 focuses to
0.7m.
Look here for a comparison of the various 50s:

http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/mseries/testm/scronhist.html

> From: "Paul Arnold" <osprey@bmt.net>
> 
> There is so much I don't know. So I have to ask questions.
> 
> I've been seeing references to a 50 DR lens and I had no idea what DR stood
> for. From the Web page furnished by you, David, I learn that DR stands for
> Dual Range. I have never heard of a Dual Range lens.
> 
> I shoot a Summicron 50, current model; how does the 50 DR differ from that?
>