Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Summicron = Summit + Chroma, meaning "the summit of color (chromatic) correction. Elmar: Wasn't this the name of someone's wife? Like maybe Oscar Barnack's? Or the lens designer? What was his name? Max Berek. Maybe his wife. Best I can do on that one. Bob Fleischman - ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee, Jonathan <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Makers of Leica Lenses > Any thoughts of the origin of the Leitz names: > > Summilux: Summit + light > Noctilux: Night + Light > > but > > Summicron: Summit + ? > Summaron: Summit + ? > Elmar: ? > Elmarit: ? > > Jonathan Lee