Industar / Summicron f3.5

It bears more than a passing resemblance to the LTM rigid Industar 50. I'm no Leica expert but I didn't think Leica ever made that style of rigid mount. To be fair, it's plain enough in the description that it's a russian "copy". Nicely polished though!
 
LOL, the copy worked too well. This must be the first Summicron that doesn't open up to f2.
 
I laughed a bit too loud when I saw that (I'm at work). I'm sure you all know its a rigid I-50 rebadged as a summicron. And it looks so serious. So shiny. Notice the lens caps say "35mm" on them? Supposed to be a wide angle lens? Too fun. Ah, but the front ring does say "Summicron 5cm 1:3,5", so almost right. I wonder why not be accurate with "Elmar 5cm 1:3,5"??? Obviously summicrons command higher prices than elmars.
 
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