[Leica] Re: M 50mm f/2.0 50 Year Summicron

[Patrick Jelliffe <pbjbike@yahoo.com>]

I figured as much and was hoping someone more
knowlegeable would debunk the myth.  Thanks.

P

- --- John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I do not think that Leica had several hundred bits
> and bobs hanging 
> around from left over original "O" series camera
> production.  :-) It 
> was a couple of apprentices that were given the job
> of making as many 
> new "O" series as there were orders (source: Leica
> press release).
> 
> The Millennium camera's top plate is a result of the
> ready availablity 
> of CNC machines. If you look here:
> 
> http://www.cameraquest.com/m62000.htm
> 
> You can easily see that the top plate is not NOS M3
> but a new design 
> based on the TTL top plate.
> 
> With today's CNC machines, small production runs are
> now vaguely 
> economical so Leica can do them and not have to
> charge too much more 
> (not including the obligatory extra collector sized
> profit). I doubt 
> that a run of lenses that are destined to remain
> forever encased in 
> their boxes will increase in value like the truly
> rare production 
> lenses do. Low production numbers combined with
> people actually buying 
> them to use, means that collector grade examples of
> the rare lenses are 
> hard to find and that is what drives up their value.
> 
> John Collier
> 
> On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 08:12 AM, Patrick
> Jelliffe wrote:
> 
> > There's a rumor that Leica gets rid of their
> surplus
> > NOS castings and stampings from yesteryear by
> offering
> > these special editions.  Look at the "Millenium"
> M6
> > with M3 rewind, the "O" series, now the new/old
> > Summicron.
> 
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