Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Expensive glass.....
From: bachchaconne@my-deja.com
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 01:36:35 +0800

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 
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