Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Third version of the 90/2 produced from 1980 to 1998. Takes E49 filters up to 3 177 210; E55 after that. John Collier On Friday, May 23, 2003, at 05:08 PM, Peter Klein wrote: > I am trying out a 90 Summicron-M. But I'm having trouble identifying > it. > > The lens fits Stephen Gandy's (www.cameraquest.com) description of the > first run of the 5-element version that was produced from 1980-82. > > - The front ring is marked Summicron-M. > - The lens hood obscures the aperture dial when retracted. > - It is marked "90" on the barrel. > - It's smaller and lighter than the old 680-gram Summicron. > - No tripod socket or removable lens head. > > BUT: > - It takes 49mm filters rather than 55mm. > - The focus ring is a little further up the barrel than the E55 > version's. > - The serial number is on the underside of the aperture ring. > - The serial number is 2,814,3xx. > > I believe that serial number is from 1977, And both Stephen Gandy's > site > and Erwin's book says that the 5-element version started in 1980 with > serial numbers a bit over 3,000,000. > > I'm confused. Is this lens the 6-element 90 Summicron (Generation II) > or > the 5-element Summicron-M (Generation III)? I'm a shooter, not a > collector, so I don't have copies of Lager, Sartorius and Nostradamus > on > hand :-) > > I've read that the later version is supposed to be a bit better wide > open. > Can anybody tell me more about this particular variety of 90 Summicron? > Has anyone compared its performance to other 90 Summicrons? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html