sksaito Posted February 28, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 28, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) How is the Leica 90mm summicron screw mount made in canada circa 1963? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luigi bertolotti Posted February 28, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 28, 2012 I'm even not so sure that in 1963 Leitz still made the Summicron 90 in screw-mount... but I can be wrong; anyway, I have a good item in Screw Mount that dates to 1960 : it's very heavy when put on a "small" Leica like my IIIf, and the oldstyle RF window of the LTMs is not so comfortable for a lens that, wide open, is undoubtly critical to focus : anyway, it is usable and with a image look that is up to the standards of the lenses like Elmar 90 4 elements : good contrast, decent sharpness which significantly improves around f 5,6/8; at all enjioyable in bw, the contrast looks someway unsatisfactory with color, and the OOF is not so pleasant as in some other long lenses. All in all, I admit I love much more the Summarex... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted February 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted February 29, 2012 In 1963 only 900 Summicron 2/90 were made and were for M mount. last week I used one S mount with a 6 bit adapter for M on a M8, the quality of the picts I got was asthonishing ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph. Posted March 7, 2012 Share #4 Posted March 7, 2012 In principle, the S90 type II launched in 1963 was only made in M-mount, but the version I had (1741297) had the red position dot of the M-mount, but a detachable bayonet conversion ring, so threadmounted S90II definitely did exist after 1963. p. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted March 7, 2012 Share #5 Posted March 7, 2012 In principle, the S90 type II launched in 1963 was only made in M-mount, but the version I had (1741297) had the red position dot of the M-mount, but a detachable bayonet conversion ring, so threadmounted S90II definitely did exist after 1963. p. Some people have certainly "unglued" it as I have seen some Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 7, 2012 Share #6 Posted March 7, 2012 In principle, the S90 type II launched in 1963 was only made in M-mount, but the version I had (1741297) had the red position dot of the M-mount, but a detachable bayonet conversion ring, so threadmounted S90II definitely did exist after 1963. p. Yes... existed in strict terms, but probably weren't sold as such, but only as BM lenses, with the adapter glued at factory... Lager, usually a trustable source, reports that the last official listing of Summicron 90 in screw mount was in 1962. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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