Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All 75/1.4s have the same optical design. The mount was redesigned for German (?) production. Exactly what is produced in Germany is unclear. Remember it is only recently that Leica has properly labeled R8s as made in Portugal. 1st version (Canadian with a separate hood) 490 g, 80mm long (from bayonet) and 63mm in diameter 2nd version (Canadian with a built in hood) 625 g (one source lists 600 g), 80mm long (from bayonet) and 68mm in diameter 3rd version (German with a built in hood) 560 g, 80mm long (from bayonet) and 68mm in diameter On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 10:16 AM, Craig Semetko wrote: > Can anybody tell me definitively the difference in weight and mechanical > design in the current German production 75 summilux and the previous > Canadian version? Is there in fact a difference? One site says there are > only two versions of the lens, and another says there are three versions > with the latest German version being lighter. I have a chance to get a > like > new late Canadian version (at least I think it's the last Canadian > version--#3525690) but I am concerned about weight and bulk. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html