Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/25

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Subject: 1.5/85 Summarex
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 10:50:09 -0400
 
At 04:11 AM 10/25/97 -0400, Marvin Moss wrote:

>As you know, I had a
> black 85/1.5 Summarex which was truly a rare item but it commanded 
> a much lesser price than the more in demand Thambar ($3K vs 5K)


Ah, now THAT is an interesting lens, with an interesting story.  A Wartime
expedient, it filled a gap in the Leica lens range until the
near-perfection of the 2/90 could be marketed.

Marc


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