Summicron 50mm f2

[hektor]

Hello Joseph,

See Erwin Puts:

http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/magazine/threegen.html

Regards,

Justin

 

[jlow]

> [Hello Jusin

Thank you very much

Best regards

Joseph Low

 

[Craig24]

Kolsch is one of those talented individuals who helps (has helped) to make us photographers look good. That is If you're smart enough to use Leica.

 

[jlow]

> [Hi Craig

What are/were the lenses that Kolsch designed and is responsible for their debut and fame?

Best regards

Joseph Low

 

[Craig24]

Joseph

Herr Koelsch has just moved on from Leica so he won't be designing any more of my lenses. From memory there is an essay by Dr Puts on the designers at Leitz/Leica. I know no more than Erwin has provided through his web site.

But this is a question for all those more educated list members, messers Herr, Scott etal.

I'm just a scumbag photographer.

 

[david40]

> A brief question re the Summicron (and other Leitz/Leica lenses): my '59 50mm has metres only focusing scale, but others have feet and metres or feet only (my Summar). Why is this?

 

[hektor]

David,

Around 1960/61 a certain amount of sensible rationialisation occured with all the Leitz variants. Prior to that one could buy a lens with either a feet or a metre scale. This was not only confined to the Summicron. If you look at 50's f/2,8 Elmars you will find the different scales. The ordering codes (pre numbers) reflected the different scales. Even after the above dates it was still possible to buy the camera body with both size tripod bushes.

Justin

 

[david40]

> Thanks Justin, makes sense, I always wondered why they had both metres and feet.

 

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[Craig24]

Chris said "My 1974 Summicron ... resultion was apparently higher than any Hasselblad 500mm lens ever tested."

Now all you need is a film that records all the information coming out of the fine glass you have. It's Tech Pan from now on, no more grotty ISO400.

I don't know why it should be so, but I've always thought that there is something about (at least some of) the lenses made in the late 60s to mid seventies. If someone can explain the reason to me I would love to know.

craig