[Leica] Re: Titanium lenses: Summicron ASPH low production

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 9:28 AM -0500 11/7/04, William G. Lamb, III wrote:
>Frank,
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe several sources state that 
>the 28 ASPH also has a ground aspherical element. It is currently my 
>fave. That first 35 Lux ASPH is pretty rare, isn't it? Do you know 
>how many were made? It might be a plus that the 50 ASPH now has a 
>ground Aspherical surface. Wonder whether it's true. Irwin's initial 
>review stated that the element is pressed.
>
>William

For a user it doesn't matter in the least whether an aspheric element 
is ground or pressed. The only thing that the user notices is that 
the price generally is higher for a lens with ground elements.

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