For the money-oozing collector...

[Gabriel M.A.]

For those that claim that the 50mm Summilux is the heir of the Summarit, here's proof (whether you want/can own it, well...):

http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-Screw-mou...600366867QQcategoryZ30063QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Not lagging far behind, another "prototype" on the 'bay, a "Contax-Spezial" with a 56mm f/1.5 Sonnar:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Contax-Spezial-...600367914QQcategoryZ30063QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

😱

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I wish there was a way to set an ignore on Ebay and not even get that guys listing showing up. All of his prices are so far out of sight it is incredible.

Okay, so it's an early Summilux. The really funny thing is (I've read) the actual measured F-Stop of the early Summulix is closer to F1.5 than F1.4, and the Summarit's measured F-Stop IS F1.5. Marketing Ploy. Change the last digit, fudge the round-off, but they forgot to change the name on this one. Change the name, worth $15,000 less?