Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As Ray has pointed out, the optical design has not been officially changed since 1964. However many feel it has been tweaked over the years; and that, combined with new coating techniques, means that the later lenses are better performers. When the mount was redesigned to have a close focus of 0.7m and a built in hood, all the glass was redesigned to fit in the mount. The new mount is much better at holding each element in its proper place and orientation. They may have tweaked the optical design then as wel,l though again, not reported. If I was going to buy a 50/1.4, I would look for the new design with the built in hood. John Collier On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 07:09 PM, Sam Krneta wrote: > Is this true of the 50 Summilux? I was thinking of getting one that a > fellow lugger has for sale. It is a Wetzlar. Is this the latest optical > formula for the 50? What about coatings? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html