Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Konica 50/2.4?
From: "dante@umich.edu" <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 00:50:25 -0500

Douglas:

There is no 50/2.4 M-Hexanon.  There is a 50/2.4L Hexanon (collapsible LTM
lens, in titanium finish) and a 50/2 M-Hexanon (M-mount, fixed).

In L (LTM) lenses, there were (in chron order)

35/2L Hexanon - remounted from Hexar AF (Summicron clone)
50/2.4L Hexanon - Zeiss Planar type
60/1.2L Hexanon - rerun of 1950s 60/1.2L Hexanon
35/2L UC-Hexanon - second version of the Hexar RF lens

These are all definitely to Leica spec (there is some dispute about whether
M-Hexanons are).  All are relatively rare and expensive.

Dante


> From: Douglas Cooper <douglas@dysmedia.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:35:04 -0500
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: [Leica] Konica 50/2.4?
> 
> 
> I'm confused:  on Erwin's site, he tests the Konica M-Hexanon 50/2.4, a
> collapsible lens for the Hexar RF.  All I've ever seen is the 50/2, which is
> not collapsible.  Anyone seen this other, rare beast?  And compared it to
> its brethren (either Leica or Konica)?
> 
> 
> Douglas Cooper
> www.dysmedia.com
> 
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