Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How about the earlier 28mm Elmarit-R? Any changes made during its production, without telling the consumer? Slobodan Dimitrov John Collier wrote: > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html