Origins of vintage Leica names
Interesting and good to know...Leica = combination of two words Leitz camera = Lei(tz)ca(mera)
Elmax = Ernst Leitz MAX (Last name of Max Berek, the inventor of LTM lens)
Elmar = a deviation from Elmax due to improved lens design, copy right issue of old name.
Elmarit = A further improved version, a derivation of the Elmar name.
Hektor = The name of Max Berek's first dog
Summarex = The name of Max Berek's second dog is REX
Summar = short form of the name of Max's dog
Summarit = improved Summar, a deviation of the name Summar like Elmarit
Summicron = "Summi" for summit (of lens performance) & "chroma" for color. Some also said because of the use of Thorium-free Lanthanium crown glass LaK9
Summilux = summi : attainable the highest level of achievement. lux : light, i.e. attainable high level of light gathering abilities, some said it refers to deluxe or luxury model of Summicron
Noctilux = Noct = night in Latin, Noct + Lux = night light gathering
Thambar = Thambos" means "blurred" or "not sharp" in Greek.
Telyt ---- short hand for telephoto
M = Messucher = German word for Rangefinder
LTM = Leica thread mount.
ELCAN = Ernst Leitz Canada = (E)rnst (L)eitz (Can)ada
DR = Dual Range
Rigid = It is "rigid" and not collapsible like most lens during that era, first is Rigid Summar and then Rigid Summicron.
Nokton = Greek word Nykta which means Night meaning that it can shoot in darkness
Sonnar = Taken from the word for sun because this breakthrough lens design was so bright
Other names of interest:
For M cameras:
M3 = M mount with 3 frameline, or a Leica III series LTM camera in M mount.
M2 = a lower end model of M3
M1 = a further trimmed down version of M2
M4 = 4 framelines
M5 = Likely just to name camera in sequence
M6 = 6 framelines
M7 - M9 = I believe just to name the camera in sequence
MP original = M for professional
MP 2003 = mechanical perfection
I remember I written something very very similar in HKLFC before...
Also a list of "seals" and meaning.. L seal, Y seal, S seal etc. etc.May be should post it here too. 本帖最後由 keith 於 2015-4-16 16:52 編輯
Pandachief 發表於 2015-4-16 16:25
I remember I written something very very similar in HKLFC before...
Also a list of "seals" and mea ...
Yes, it should be from you in HKLFC long time ago.
I found this when I was searching for Leica vintage lenses and share with the chings in this forum.I do not have the list of..."seals" and meaning.. L seal, Y seal, S seal.It will be good if you could post that and share with us.
Yes Yes Keith, I recognize my own "writing" :lol
I remember when I share above in LFC it cost a lot of discussion.. seems members here now have different focus....
Let me share some of the Seals info. too..if any interest... Wow..haven't heard about this..obviously my Leica "age" is not old enough to read this back in Hklfc. Somehow discussions in both here and there have grown quieter in this 2 years..
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