Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Rigid mount lens
From: Kip Babington <cbabing3@swbell.net>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 21:32:39 -0500
References: <LNBBLBNFHNEHGFKFMALGEEPDHMAA.tim@KairosPhoto.com> <392C8012.63F9DF69@prodigy.net> <001501bfc5eb$b0ffbe00$49206420@kimmel>

My little reference book indicates that both the 50mm Summicron and 50mm Summar
were made in both rigid and collapsible styles.  The Summar was a screw mount
only lens, while the Summicron was made in both styles in both mounts.  I don't
have a rigid/collapsible breakdown on the Summar, but the rigid screw mount
Summicron is very rare (just over a thousand made, compared with almost 58,000
collapsible screw mount models) and is usually priced accordingly.  There was
also a collapsible 90mm Elmar made in bayonet mount only.

Cheers,
Kip

Bud Cook wrote:

> It could be either.  It generally refers to the non-collapsible 50mm
> Summicron that replaced the collapsible Summicron.  I suppose the vast
> majority of the Rigid Summicrons are bayonet mounts but I believe some were
> available in thread mounts as well.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ebert Steele" <k5cad@prodigy.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rigid mount lens
>
> >
> > Can someone tell me, when a Leitz lens is referred to as a "rigid
> > mount" does that mean that it is a screw mount or bayonet mount?

In reply to: Message from "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> ([Leica] Re: Benbo Tripods)
Message from Ebert Steele <k5cad@prodigy.net> (Re: [Leica] Rigid mount lens)
Message from "Bud Cook" <budcook@attglobal.net> (Re: [Leica] Rigid mount lens)