farnz Posted April 19, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can someone help me to positively identify this lens please? [ATTACH]198774[/ATTACH] Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 19, 2010 Posted April 19, 2010 Hi farnz, Take a look here Which lens is this?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
k-hawinkler Posted April 19, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2010 What's the serial number (the first few digits)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted April 19, 2010 Sorry, the photo is the only information I have. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 19, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 19, 2010 Well, I have a 1970 90mm Summicron that looks similar in shape, especially the hood, but has different markings (no yellow). On mine the lens head can be unscrewed. To me, your lens looks like a more recent make. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted April 19, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 19, 2010 This is the first generation 2/90mm Summicron-R for the Leicaflex, Leicaflex SL and R series cameras. Probably a 2-cam lens - would have to see the back of the mount to see if it had the third cam installed so that it could be used on R series bodies as well. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted April 19, 2010 Thank you, K-H and Jan, You've confirmed what I'd suspected from looking at my Hove 7th Edition but their photo wasn't good enough to make a positive id. Incidentally, this lens is being offered for sale as a 90 APO-Summicron-M and I know it's not that because I already have one and it's very different of course! What threw me was the aperture ring at the rear of the lens when pretty much all of the other 90 Summicrons both M and R have the ring towards the front. Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted April 19, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is the first generation 2/90mm Summicron-R for the Leicaflex, Leicaflex SL and R series cameras. Probably a 2-cam lens - would have to see the back of the mount to see if it had the third cam installed so that it could be used on R series bodies as well. Best, Jan Yes, looks like it... I find a bit strange the yellow "90" at base... I thought it appeared only on the 2nd version... but can be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted April 20, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 20, 2010 What threw me was the aperture ring at the rear of the lens when pretty much all of the other 90 Summicrons both M and R have the ring towards the front. Pete, to the best of my knowledge, most if not all R lenses ever made including the 90 Summicrons have the aperture ring at the rear of the lens (your 90 apo should be the same way). It is different with M lenses though, the aperture ring is usually located towards the front there. Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted April 20, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 20, 2010 This is a 90mm Summicron-R. The '90' to the left of the DOF scale suggests it was made after 1976 with E55 filter & 3 cams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted April 20, 2010 Share #10 Posted April 20, 2010 This is a 90mm Summicron-R. The '90' to the left of the DOF scale suggests it was made after 1976 with E55 filter & 3 cams. Yes Summicron-R 90/2 # 11219, 1976-1986. Mine is from 1978. My favorite 90 so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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