Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian Veall, apparently of http://www.elcan.com has comfirmed to a Japanese enthusiast that 'The lens was a stripped-down "economy" version of the Summicron M f/2 50mm Cat.# 11819...' Go to http://www.37108.com/retina/htm/elcan50mm.htm and scroll down for Veall's letter in English. Andrew >Subject: Re: [Leica] Expensive glass..... >From: SthRosner@aol.com >Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:45:48 EST > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >In a message dated 12/24/01 6:53:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, >bachchaconne@my-deja.com writes: > >> The Elcan 2/50 was a simplified version of the 'Cron. > >No. the Elcan 2/50 is a four-element lens and would almost certainly be an >updated Elmar/Tessar type triplet with the rear two elements cemented; the >contemporary 50/2 Summicron was a Gauss design, either the DR/Rigid 7-element >or 11817, the first 6-element lens. See both Lager, Rogliatti and Leitz >sources. Compactness appears to be the reason the U.S. Government >commissioned the Elcan. > >Seth LaK 9 >- -- > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html