Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/17

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Subject: [Leica] special run 50mm 2.8 Elmar
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Mon Jan 17 08:10:44 2005
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How about a modication of the current mount?
S. Dimitrov

On Jan 17, 2005, at 8:10 AM, Seth Rosner wrote:

> I've just spoken with Roger Horn at Leica USA Northvale about a 
> special run of a LTM 50/2,8 Elmar. Roger told me that U.S. sales of 
> the LTM 35 Summicron, 50 Summicron and 50 Summilux in 2000 and 2001 
> together totalled around 100 pieces. He does not know what world-wide 
> sales were. He agrees that it  simply a matter of economics and is not 
> sanguine that enough sales at an acceptable price would make it so.
>
> I will email Stefan Daniuel at Solms to mention to him the interest on 
> the LUG but I am extremely doubtful that anything will come of this.
>
> Seth            LaK 9
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Slobodan Dimitrov
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Replies: Reply from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] special run 50mm 2.8 Elmar)
In reply to: Message from Grduprey at aol.com (Grduprey@aol.com) ([Leica] 50mm 2.8 @ f5,6)
Message from sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner) ([Leica] special run 50mm 2.8 Elmar)