Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Info? Canon Serenar 50/1.8 in Leica SM
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 13:04:36 +0100

The lens was introduced with Canon IIIa in 1951 and the name Serenar wa=
s
officially discontinued in April 1953. The lens is according to Dechert=
=B4s
book: "superb optic" - might be better than Summar.
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
my=F6s suomeksi

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> From: Andrew M. Moore <dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>
> To: Leica Users <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: [Leica] Info? Canon Serenar 50/1.8 in Leica SM
> Date: 02. lokakuuta 1998 23:29
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> I recently picked up a Canon Serenar 50/1.8 in Leica screw mount,
> largely because it came attached to the SM to M adapter and a
> Leica lens cap that I wanted, but also because it may not be too
> much worse than my Summar 50/2 :-)
>=20
> Serial is 62638
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> Can anyone tell me anything about this lens -- age, reputation,
> market value, or anything else?  Glass is good but not perfect.
>=20
> Andrew
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