However, as a result of problems arising from placing the new dual range Summicron and the rigid Summicron into production, Wetzlar has discontinued the production of the collapsible Summicron for the M 3 camera but is continuing the production of the collapsible Summicron with screw mount. It was originally contemplated that the production of the collapsible 50mm Summicron for the M 3 would be continued. The lens unit of this rigid Summicron can be removed from its focusing mount and used with a number of new close-up accessories in the same manner as the dual range Summicron. Standard f/2 lens for the Leica M 3 Camera. Starting at about the time of the New York Show it will become the
The new rigid 50mm Summicron for the M 3 was announced at Photokina and reference has been made to it in some of our literature. NEW RIGID 50mm SUMMICRON f/2 LENS FOR THE M 3 Its lens unit is removable and can be used with the new Focaslide for M-3 cameras and (with adapter) the new BOOWU-M Auxiliary Reproduction Device. The new Dual-Range Summicron comes in a non-collapsible bayonet mount for M-3 Leicas only. With viewing unit in place, it cannot be used in the normal focusing range. A special safety device makes operation foolproof the lens without viewing unit cannot be used in the close-focusing range. The optical viewing unit is used only in the close-focusing range of the new lens. Not only does the lens focus through the range- and viewfinder of the M-3 in both ranges, but parallax compensation is automatic all the way down to 19 inches. The normal focusing range is from infinity down to 3 feet, 4 inches the close-focusing range is from 2 feet, 10 inches to 19 inches. The Dual-Range Summicron is in a rigid mount and features an optical viewing unit which slips over the top of the lens to correct the range- and viewfinder images for work at close distances.
Supplementing the collapsible Summicron which continues to be available, the new 50mm Dual-Range Summicron f/2 provides in addition to its normal focusing range, a near focusing range down to 19 inches. **) Some basic information is missing in the specification as it was not provided by the manufacturer.Įrnst Leitz, Wetzlar, has announced at the Photokina in Cologne, Germany, several new Leica items which will be of extreme interest to all Leica owners.
Interchangeable lenses are giving your LEICA new perspective booklet (PUB.*) Sources of data: Leica lenses booklet (PUB. SOOIC-MN / 11318 - Dual Range with Optical Viewing Unitġ1320 - Dual Range without Optical Viewing UnitĮrnst Leitz GmbH Wetzlar Summicron f=5cm 1:2 Leitz / Leitz Canada Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “Leica 1913-1983” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “Year of the Rooster” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “LHSA 25th Anniversary” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “RPS Royal Centenary” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “Leica HISTORICA 20th Anniversary” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 Gold “King of Thailand” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 Gold “Sultan of Brunei” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “150 Jahre Optik” Leica Summicron-M 50mm F/2 “50 Jahre Summicron” Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F/2 ASPHERICAL for RED