Re: [Leica] Leica IIIa and Summar 50 f2 vs Leica IIIc and Elmar50 f3.5

["Tony Salce" <NadinaTony@bigpond.com>]

Thank you to all who responded to my query. My prime objective was to do
some portraits, so I ended up purchasing the IIIa and the Summar.

Thanks again for your advice. Much appreciated,

Tony Salce
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Bradshaw" <ted@junior60.demon.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIa and Summar 50 f2 vs Leica IIIc and Elmar50
f3.5


> Rich Lahrson <tripspud@wenet.net> wrote:
>
> > I think all of the Summars were uncoated glass;
>
> Very nearly all. There is evidence that some Summars were built
immediately
> after WW2 and were coated in the factory before sale. Moreover, there are
> some examples of the lens that appear to have been coated by Leitz when
> returned to the factory for servicing.
>
> The lenses coated by Leitz have a rather soft coating, very different in
> terms of durability from the hard coating to be found on contemporary
Zeiss
> lenses. The coated lenses are therefore quite prone to showing sign of
> coating degradation due to over-enthusiastic cleaning by their former
> owners.
>
> Ted Bradshaw.
>