Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] The world is awash with M9.......
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:16:40 -0400

Yes I was there when it happened.
Most my glass was the ASPH's right as they came out.

- - from my iRabs.
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/


> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:33:34 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The world is awash with M9.......
> 
> The 35mm Summilux went from pre-asph to asph (via aspherical) many years
> before digital M was available. I guess the age of the design meant it was 
> due
> for an overhaul...
> 
> john
> ________________________________________
> 
> 
> And both gone the way of the Tasmanian Tiger. Not sure why  the Summicron
> left the catalog but the summilux they had to redo and up the price 50% so
> it would be fully compatible with shooting to a sensor. I'm pretty sure is
> how the story goes.
> 
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