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Subject: Re: [Leica] Asph or Aspherical?
From: Dan C <leicaman@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 18:02:48 -0500
References: <200303151958.LAA23439@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

I have the 1st version aspherical, and I actually use it (though I do have
the box somewhere if I ever needed it).

One way to tell the difference is that the 1st version has a knurled focus
ring in addition to the focus tab, whereas I beleive that the ASPH version
only has the tab.

dan c.

At 05:53 PM 15-03-03 -0500, Edward Caliguri wrote:
>He's right -- I have them both (the Aspherical sitting in it's Original box.
>not a useful ray of light has passed through it since it's a collector thing
>now. But if you WERE to look VERY hard for differences --- and you were are
>optical expert -- you MAY see more shadow detail IF ANY used wide open, in
>certain situations. In other words -- no difference -- unless you collect.
>    Ed
>
>>> 
>>> According to Erwin Puts:
>>> http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/overview/listm.html , there are two
>>> versions of the 35 Summilux Aspherical: 1992-1194 and "Current." Is the
>>> only way to tell the difference is by the serial #? How about performance?
>>> The 35 Summilux ASPH supposes to be amazing. Is it similar between these
>>> two versions, or are both so good that it doesn't matter?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
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