Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Weight of Current 75 Summilux
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 07:17:28 -0700
References: <9EAAACEE-680C-11D6-ADCD-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

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?
> 
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