Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is the Mark 2 version. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, 22 April, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Collapsible 50mm Summicron > Marc, > > The version I have is the one with serrated focus ring, black anodised > mount and requiring an external sunshade. > > Jerry > > > Marc James Small wrote: >> At 08:21 PM 4/22/2007, Jerry Lehrer wrote: >> >Marc, >> > >> >Agreed, but the best Summitar I ever had was one with an asterisk after >> >the name. A local feather merchant talked me out that lens years ago. >> > >> >The only 50mm lens I can tolerate now is my pre-Asph Summilux.. Among >> >my dozens of lenses it is the ONLY 50mm lens I care to keep. >> >Except of course the 50mm Distagon for my H'blad. >> >> There are TWO versions of the pre-ASPH Summilux, Jerry. The first one >> was an upgraded Summarit which was an embarrassment for 1961, as it >> still couldn't match the performance of the 1933 1.5/5cm CZJ Sonnar. >> They finally went to the mattresses and reworked the design, quietly >> introducing an entirely new design in 1963, though not admitting this >> until 1966. (Leica still has never admitted that there are any design >> differences between the collapsible and rigid first-generation >> Summicrons.) >> >> Which version of the Summilux do you have, Jerry? >> >> Marc >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > __________ NOD32 2199 (20070417) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >