Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, Are you sure that the 35mm ASPH (11879/11882)Summicron is discontinued? What repalces it? Frank W. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wilcox" <klw.51@comcast.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Cc: "Edward Caliguri" <caliguri@ma.ultranet.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:35 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible > Assuming the IIg and Summicron are in good working order you won't > find a nicer combination of compactness and quality in the LTM > camera. The body has all of the refinements of the famed IIIf and a > better viewfinder. > > The Summicron is excellent although not quite as nice as the current > one. A good "go with" for this camera is the recently discontinued > 35mm ASPH Summicron in LTM. Look around and you can probably find one > still new. > > Ken Wilcox > > > At 9:16 AM -0400 4/24/02, Edward Caliguri wrote: > >-Hi! > > > > I have been given to 'evaluate' for a friend an older IIIg screw mount > >with a collapsible 50/f2.0 Leitz Sumicron lens (I assume it was the last > >before the rigid was made)---- I don't know much (anything really!) about > >the Leica screw mount lenses, however. Does anyone know about this lens, and > >where I can find some information on it? It's in great shape with an > >original hood and all - almost perfect! I'm going to try it on my M6 with > >an adapter just to see what it can do! > >Thanks very much! > > > >EC > > > >caliguri@ma.ultranet.com > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > _____________________ > Ken Wilcox > klw.51 at comcast.net > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html