soundsgoodsg Posted February 15, 2016 Share #1  Posted February 15, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) A question to those eyeing the upcoming 35mm TL and 60mm TL primes - what color lens are you thinking of? I was an early buyer when the T was only in silver, and judging by the fact that the silver is slightly discounted by the black isn't, the black has been more popular, although from a design POV, silver is IMO more faithful to the whole ethos of simplicity of design and a single block of aluminium.  So - for those with a black T looking at either TL lens, are you looking at the black version?  And those with silver Ts, black or silver?  My only lens right now is a 50mm Summilux-M, so I'm already comfortable with a black lens on silver, but the silver lens on silver body does look very tasty... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Hi soundsgoodsg, Take a look here Black TL Lens or Silver?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
SirPiet Posted February 15, 2016 Share #2 Â Posted February 15, 2016 I have a black T - bought the first one available at my local dealer - and i preordered a black Summilux-TL 35. I enjoy the T very much, because it is very stealthy. it won't make you stand out from the crowd with stretched arms holding compact cameras when used with LCD only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mausgarten Posted February 15, 2016 Share #3  Posted February 15, 2016 ...  My only lens right now is a 50mm Summilux-M, so I'm already comfortable with a black lens on silver, but the silver lens on silver body does look very tasty...  I intentionally bought a silver one, although I like the black T too. However, I will go for a silver lens - because as you wrote: "...but the silver lens on silver body does look very tasty..." Cheers  Hans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle123 Posted February 15, 2016 Share #4  Posted February 15, 2016 If I had it to do over again, woulda gotten the black T.  The silver is nice looking but stands out a bit.  I have toyed with the idea of  getting a second one in black....... But think waiting for the next version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelU Posted February 15, 2016 Share #5 Â Posted February 15, 2016 My plan is to go for the 35 Summilux TL as soon as it is available. I have a silver T and at the moment I tend to go for the sliver lens as well. However, my decision is not fixed yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundsgoodsg Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share #6  Posted February 16, 2016 If I had it to do over again, woulda gotten the black T.  The silver is nice looking but stands out a bit.  I have toyed with the idea of  getting a second one in black....... But think waiting for the next version.  My silver T has been the one camera where folks stop and ask me "what camera is that?" Never with any of my previous cameras (DSLRs, m4/3, RX1, etc) - at the Hong Kong Occupy Central movement back in 2014 when I was visiting, I wandered around the protest site and no-one spoke to me except another photographer (it was a magnet for shooters looking for a once-in-a-lifetime shot of protesting in Hong Kong) who blurted out "wow! that's beautiful. What is it?" I'm not 100% sure but I do think if I had a black T, I would have slipped by unnoticed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted February 16, 2016 Share #7 Â Posted February 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I got the silver T because quite frankly I wanted it to look different from all my other cameras which are black... Â Therefore planning to get the silver Summilux as well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2leica Posted February 16, 2016 Share #8 Â Posted February 16, 2016 Wish they came in nickel! Â Chrome is too flashy and black is so common. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuhau Posted February 16, 2016 Share #9  Posted February 16, 2016 Mine is silver as I don't know how the black looks when it is scratched. Also , I will be attaching  some of my silver / chrome  M lenses.   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted June 1, 2016 Share #10 Â Posted June 1, 2016 I first had a sliver T and thought thats about the T made of one aluminium block. However when the black once appeared I found those look more like a "camera" and might draw less attention, I added a demo black body and now prefer that one slightly over the silver. Thats why I ordered a black TL lens and not a silver one. Overall its much personal taste, in most cases I prefer black cameras (I think black Nikon df and black EM1 look better than their silver counterparts) but on the other side I also like my silver M body and even added a silver 35 SUmmicron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdg1371 Posted June 3, 2016 Share #11 Â Posted June 3, 2016 I always go with black lenses no matter the body, simply because they are easier to read in low light-- probably more of an issue with manual focus lenses with aperture rings, but old habits die hard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2016 Share #12 Â Posted June 3, 2016 I got the silver. It looks surprisingly great on the silver body. More than how it looks, I am very pleased with its performance. It definitely brings out the best of the T. World class lens for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest satrycon Posted June 3, 2016 Share #13 Â Posted June 3, 2016 the silver 50 lux looks amazing on a black T Â Â I got the silver T because quite frankly I wanted it to look different from all my other cameras which are black... Â Therefore planning to get the silver Summilux as well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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