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Subject: [Leica] weight of the 75 summilux
From: Craig Semetko <csemetko@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 23:46:24 -0700

Thanks, John. That answers that!

Craig


> Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:31:43 -0600
> From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Weight of Current 75 Summilux
> Message-ID: <39041E8A-6771-11D6-8F26-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>
> References: 
> 
> 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.
> 

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