Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Impossible Neal, a collapsible current formula Summicron is fantasy. Much too much new tooling. The only reason I think it is even a possibility that Leica would make the 50/2,8 Elmar in LTM is that they probably already have almost all of the tooling they would need. I am guessing that there would be very little added cost other than arranging production scheduling. Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Friedenthal" <neal@nairobisafari.com> To: "leica users group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 11:39 AM Subject: [Leica] Elmar 50mm f2.8 thoughts/opinions > >If we're going with a collapsible normal lens, then I would like to >>see a collapsible 50/2 Summicron in LTM rather than the Elmar. If >>we're going to get nostalgic, let's go with a lens that has been >>discontinued. And let's go with the original 50/2 design (for that >>"old" fingerprint). > >>Jeffery > > If we are musing about what we would really want I would agree in part > with Jeffery, lets go with an f2 Summicron collapsible but in the > current formula. Why go back to the old formula when you could just buy > an old summicron. The current formula is a better lens, also > make it available in black. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >