ballyscanlon Posted March 15, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) im posting this under M9, as there is more activity here and the question is related to what color M9 body i get. i am hoping someone could give me a brief history of leica's use of the silver finish on their more recent lenses. it seems that silver is available in a select few lenses now. the current version of the 35mm summilux is available in black only (when did they discontinue the silver version?). i am interested in the rumored new 35mm summmilux, would it be fair to assume that this lens may not be offered in silver for the get go? i appreciate i am asking about a lens that has not been announced. but i have never seen that stopping some of you passing on your 2 cents. any thoughts might be helpful. thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted March 15, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 15, 2010 Why do you think that they might offer a chrome version of a lens that they only offer in black now? Even if there is to be a new version any time soon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengilbert Posted March 15, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 15, 2010 There's a special now: six opinions for a dime. The current black lenses are lighter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyscanlon Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted March 15, 2010 thanks andy. i have a chrome summilux, the latest version. was wondering what peoples thoughts were. thanks for replying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 15, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 15, 2010 The current black lenses are lighter. Not so...on two counts. Silver is a lighter color. And, more seriously, the latest lenses that come in silver, e.g., the 50 Summilux asph, weigh the same according to the Leica site. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 15, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 15, 2010 Well, they don't. Both my Summicron 35 asph and my Summilux 50 asph in chrome are considerably heavier than their black counterparts. Of course, it is well known that silver lenses take better images Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted March 15, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why do you think that they might offer a chrome version of a lens that they only offer in black now? Even if there is to be a new version any time soon? Well, the 35 Summilux has been offered in chrome in the past. The last entry in the Leica lists I find is from Oct. 2004. I am not sure about 2005, but there is only a the black version in the list of Jan 2006. They introduced a chrome version of the 28-cron in 2009. The 35-cron and the 50-lux come in chrome. A chrome 35mm Summilux is not improbable therefore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyscanlon Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted March 15, 2010 thanks uliwer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tategoi Posted March 16, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 16, 2010 I read somewhere that silver version is heavier because the barrel is made of brass. And it generally has less focus shift issue compared to the black one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 16, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 16, 2010 Both my Summicron 35 asph and my Summilux 50 asph in chrome are considerably heavier than their black counterparts. Don't know about the 35, but every site I've checked shows black and silver 50 Summilux asph at 335 g. Have you actually checked? I thought the more recent silver editions were constructed with different materials than their older counterparts, rendering weights the same. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted March 16, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 16, 2010 I, too, am very interested in the rumored 35 Lux. And I would VERY much prefer to be able to buy one in chrome. My current version 35 Lux is chrome, as is my 50 Lux ASPH and my 90 Elmarit. Yes, they're a little heavier. But Leica lenses are pretty tiny to begin with and I very much prefer the classic look of chrome. Alas, my guess is that the new 35 Lux will be released as black only. I would very much love to be wrong. BTW, the silver 28 Cron is not really a chrome lens. It is silver paint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 16, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 16, 2010 BTW, the silver 28 Cron is not really a chrome lens. It is silver paint. Maybe that's the key. I wonder about the 50 Summilux asph. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted March 16, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 16, 2010 Maybe that's the key. I wonder about the 50 Summilux asph. Jeff The 50 Lux ASPH is true chrome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 16, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 16, 2010 So the weight specs on the Leica site (and elsewhere) are wrong? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matlep Posted March 17, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 17, 2010 The Summilux 50 in chrome is made of Brass, therefore it is heavvier than the black version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 17, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 17, 2010 My chrome Summilux 50 asph weighs 460 grams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted March 17, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 17, 2010 Leica did introduce a chrome version if the 28/2 not too long ago (2008?), when the lens first shipped in 2000 that was in black only. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauribix Posted March 17, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 17, 2010 FYI Actually Leica made a silver anodized version of the 35summilux ASPH few months ago. It was made like the 28cron ASPH silver (aluminium not brass) and it was sold together with the Hermes MP edition in 2009. S/N were above 400xxxx so they were actually produced recently. http://www.sybarites.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/leica-hermes.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 17, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 17, 2010 My chrome Summilux 50 asph weighs 460 grams. Thanks. I would edit the Leica site, but it doesn't perform as the Wiki. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted March 18, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 18, 2010 The 3 latest silver lenses offered by Leica were made of silver anodized aluminium: The 28/2 Asph, 28/2,8 Asph and the 200 limited 35/1,4 Asph made for the M7 Hermes. Leica Camera AG - Special Editions Leica 28mm f/2.0 SUMMICRON-M ASPH Silver Anodized Version Lens All the previous ones were made of chrome over brass, including earlier 35/1,4 Asph. What it means for the future silver lenses I don't now, but we can see a pattern. Lucien Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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