Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Unknown Sumicron
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:24:39 -0400
References: <200304142323.QAA12224@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

At 03:37 PM 4/15/03 +0200, you wrote:
>A friend of mine have just bought at a nice price a M6TTL in La Habana
>and he got with the camera, a chromed one, a Sumicron, chromed too, but
>with the mention 5cm not 50mm and with a small flat metal plate in the
>side of the viewer. Could some one tell me the model and year of
>production of this Sumicron?
>
>

This is a DR lens -- "dual range", also occasionally referred to as the NF,
for "near focus".  The flat metal plate is for the mounting of an auxiliary
VF which allows the lens to be used for close-up use.

Marc

msmall@infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

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