Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summarex 85mm f/1.5 -- info request
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:35:43 -0700
 
The Summarex 85mm f1.5 was made between 1943 and 1960 with a serial number
range of 593xxx to 1720xxx. Some 4342 were made with about 500 made in a
black finish. I have not used one but I assume from comments I have read
that it was SOFT wide open.

John Collier

> From: Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>
> 
> Would someone care to tell us about this lens ?
> When was it made?
> What were its relative merits for the time?
> How does it compare to the current models ?
> 
>