Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/03

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Subject: [Leica] new 1.5 50 Sonnar
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Wed Oct 3 15:45:03 2007
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At 12:15 AM +0200 10/4/07, Luis Ripoll wrote:
>Thanks for the information Hoppy, IMO this lens has a limited interest, why
>not they can issue LTM lenses?, on thhe other hand I agree the Jeffery's
>comment about the pricing.
>
>One of my frequent self questions is why Leica has never re-issued a
>collapsible Summicron?
>
>Salud!
>Luis



Someone from Leica told me that the mechanics of a collapsible lens 
were marginal for an f/2 lens, and that is why later versions only 
came in rigid mounts. OTOH, Cosina made a 50/2 collapsible Heliar 
which is still available at Cameraquest, and which apparently has a 
very similar character to the original Summicron, as well as looking 
the same. Only thing is, you have to provide your own scuffing of the 
front element. :-)


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