Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken Benderly wrote: > Does anyone know the differences between the various vintages of the > 35mm Summicron R? If I'm not mistaken, we have the 1970-1976 version, > the 1976-1998 version, and the 1997-on version. Also, ballpark prices > for these lenses in the U.S. would be greatly appreciated. I can't help with prices, but there are two optical versions: 1970-1976, and 1976-on. Other variations are cams and ROM. The early version is larger; my experience is with the second version. I found it essentially free of flare or internal reflections. The only time light flare was a problem was when the sun was just outside the picture area and its projection reflected off some surface of the camera body's mirror box. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE ? Free email based on Microsoft? Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE