Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Re: Info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible
From: Ken Wilcox <klw.51@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:01:13 -0400
References: <B8EC2877.3D8B%caliguri@ma.ultranet.com> <a05111706b8ec72367b15@[68.61.198.171]> <011a01c1eba0$3df20350$e0bffea9@nobody>

I quite sure it is discontinued in thread mount, not in M mount.

Ken Wilcox



At 10:56 PM +0800 4/24/02, WK Wong wrote:
>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
>>  >
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>>
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In reply to: Message from Edward Caliguri <caliguri@ma.ultranet.com> ([Leica] Info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible)
Message from Ken Wilcox <klw.51@comcast.net> ([Leica] Re: Info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible)
Message from "WK Wong" <wwk001@netvigator.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible)