Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] Summicron 35/2.0 ASPH LTM (was info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible)
From: Joseph Yao <joseph@yao.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:33:30 +0800

Yes, the LTM version #11608 was discontinued in 2000, but is still available
from certain dealers.

Joseph

on 25/4/02 1:01 am, Ken Wilcox at klw.51@comcast.net wrote:

> I quite sure it is discontinued in thread mount, not in M mount.
> 
> Ken Wilcox
> 
> 
> 
> At 10:56 PM +0800 4/24/02, WK Wong wrote:
>> Ken,
>> 
>> Are you sure that the 35mm ASPH (11879/11882)Summicron is discontinued? What
>> repalces it?
>> 
>> Frank W.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken Wilcox" <klw.51@comcast.net>
>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>> Cc: "Edward Caliguri" <caliguri@ma.ultranet.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:35 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Re: Info on 50 F/2.0 collapsible
>> 
>> 
>>>  Assuming the IIg and Summicron are in good working order you won't
>>>  find a nicer combination of compactness and quality in the LTM
>>>  camera. The body has all of the refinements of the famed IIIf and a
>>>  better viewfinder.
>>> 
>>>  The Summicron is excellent although not quite as nice as the current
>>>  one. A good "go with" for this camera is the recently discontinued
>>>  35mm ASPH Summicron in LTM. Look around and you can probably find one
>>>  still new.
>>> 
>>>  Ken Wilcox

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