Summicron 50mm Version 1 collapsible and Dual Range 50mm. Anyone Have Both?

[RobW0]

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54 minutes ago, lct said:

Not all LTM collapsible have a radioactive element. My 1956 copy has no yellow tint at all.

 

Mine is 1953 and pristine. 

Edited May 18 by RobW0

[david strachan]

Mines not a radioactive Summicron collapsible.

Just a note to say it is a fine lens and I love using it.

It may have slightly lower contrast rendering, perhaps an advantage, but can be processed to be how one likes.

So happy in fact, while one of my first Leica lenses, I've  never wished for another 50mm Summicron, and expect to keep it for many more years...or longer.

[luigi bertolotti]

Mine is 920.382... probably radioactive, but I doubt this is related to differences in rendering... imho the variations in curvatures (that are reported) can be more significant...

[tappan]

Thank you all.
Great comparison samples.
Much appreciated.
Mark

[tappan]

Here is my 1955 collapsible 50mm Summicron on an M10-P.
I find this lens very easy to focus. My hits to miss ratio is best on this lens than any I own.
Look at the strange bokeh, though.
Mark

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