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LEICA 90mm f/2 Styles
SUMMICRON (Canada, 1958-1980)
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LEICA SUMMICRON 90mm f/2 1960

1960 style. Vergrößern.

 

LEICA SUMMICRON 90mm f/2 1970

1970 style. Vergrößern.

 

LEICA SUMMICRON 90mm f/2 1973

1973 style. Vergrößern.

Three samples of LEICA SUMMICRON 90mm f/2 from various years. You can get them Adorama, my local authorized Leica dealer, OC Camera, and of course always at eBay. It helps me keep adding to this site when you use these links to get yours, thanks! Ken.

 

February 2010     Leica Camera Reviews    Leica Lens Tests

LEICA SUMMICRON 90mm f/2 Review

 

Styles

The LEICA SUMMICRON 90mm f/2 was made for 22 years.

The optics never changed, but the cosmetics changed often.

It came in both screw and bayonet mount, althogh the screw mount was rarely ordered.

There was also a special version with a presetdiaphragm. This was ot help the sorry people who tried to shoot sports on a Visoflex SLR reflex attachement.

 

 

1958
Screw*

1959
1960
1960**
1964
1969
1970-1971
1973-75
Color
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver
Black
Black
Black
 
Hood
reversible
sectional
sectional
sectional
sectional
sectional
sectional
sectional
 
Aperture ring markings
numbers
dot
dot
dot
dot
dot
dot
numbers
Aperture ring direction
std.
backwards
backwards
backwards
backwards
backwards
std.
std.
Aperture ring finish
triangular ribing
fluted; outer ribbed
fluted; outer ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
Round; triangular ribbing
Round; rectangular ribbing
f/ min
f/16
f/16
f/16
f/16
f/22
f/22
f/22
f/22
Blades
15
15
15
15
12
12
12
Blade shape
Std.
Dog-leg
Dog-leg
Dog-leg
Dog-leg
backwards curved
backwards curved
backwards curved
 
Focus ring pitch
presice
precise
precise
precise
fast
fast
fast
fast
Focus ring finish
triangular ribing
fluted; outer ribbed
fluted; outer ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
fluted; sharp inner ribbed
Round; rectangular ribbing
Tripod socket shape
Ovoid
Ovoid
Ovoid
Ovoid
round
round
round
round
Tripod socket holes
3/8 " only
3/8" and 1/4"
3/8" and 1/4"
3/8" and 1/4"
3/8" and 1/4"
1/4" only
1/4" only
 
Tail shank
ribbed
ribbed
smooth
smooth
smooth
smooth
smooth
smooth

* This short-lived version used different and inferior optics compared to the 1959-1980 models.

** Later in 1960, from about serial number 1 741 001.

 

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