[Leica] Re: 50 mm f/1.4

[Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>]

At 05:39 PM 1/30/01 -0500, Wilber Jeffcoat wrote:
>Spoke with Leica rep this past summer. His comment was that there is "No"
>difference between M and R glass. Said that is straight from Germany. This
>should start world war three.
>Cheers Wilber

The "glass" is the same. From either Hoya or Schott. Right out of the glass
catalogs. It's the lens formula, aspherics or not, retrofocus design (R) or
not, manufacturing control, etc. that separate the men from the boys.

Several stellar new R lenses. 19, 28, 50/1.4, 100 APO, 180 APO, 280 APO, etc.

Several stellar new M lenses. 21 ASPH, 24 ASPH, 35 ASPH, 90 APO ASPH, 135 APO.

Jim