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Originally Posted by moritz_nienburg
........the silver Summicron-M 35 1st. Version was made by Leica in Germany in the early 90s........
Regards Moritz
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This is not true. The first version 2/35mm Summicron was produced by Leitz Wetzlar in Germany, but also by Leitz Midland in Canada in about equal numbers. It was in production between 1958 and 1969, using an 8-element construction. Close to 20,000 lenses were made for the M2 and M3 cameras, not particularly rare.....The second generation lens which replaced it in 1969, was a 6-element design.
The first generation lens is sought after for its bokeh and its special 'fingerprint', which is quite different from the modern Leica lenses. Not everybody will agree on this - I personally feel that the generation 4 and the latest Aspheric version are better performers. Most of the $$$ you pay for the first generation lens goes towards its collectable value. I used one for close to twenty years, replaced it with a generation 4 lens and am happy.
All the best,
Jan