Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Disenchant yourself! A new DR Summicron ain't gonna happen! Unless of course, my source is using disinformation to screw us all up. Come to think of it, I bet his boss is feeding him duff gen just to mess us up. Jerry Frank Farmer wrote: > Greetings all, > > Perhaps I'm showing my ignorance here - but wouldn't the different heights of the M bodies make the production of a new DR 50 with 'eyes' difficult. It would seem to me that the DR eyes (or any other eyes for that matter) wouldn't line up properly with the rangerfinder and viewfinder of a M7 versus the shorter M3 or MP. What say you? > > Frank > > -------Original Message------- > From: bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > Sent: 09/08/03 03:11 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] New Lens Prediction; Billingham bag offer > > > > > Damn! A modern Leica M lens with close focus capability! Great idea - > which means it's pretty unlikely. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Robert > Rose > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:49 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] New Lens Prediction; Billingham bag offer > > I just got a coupon from Leica for a Billingham bag, provided that I buy > a new lens and it is "Not valid for Leica lenses introduced after > September 1st, 2003." So, something is clearly coming. > > How about: > > A new DR dual range close focus lens like the old 50mm DR Summicron. > > This makes sense; it follows their updating of old favorites. They have > given us a new MP, now they give us a new DR. > > Other thought: a 50mm Summilux with the lens formula from the new 50mm > Summilux-R. > > keep shooting, > Bob Rose > -- > 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 > > > -- > 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