ThirtyOne Posted March 10, 2017 Share #1  Posted March 10, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello -  I recently had a conversation with someone and they had made a comment about how the silver 35mm Summicron ASPH lens used to be brass and the later silver Summicron ASPH lenses are covered aluminum like the way the black versions have always been (thus making the older brass ones more desirable for whatever reason). I took a long look in the interwebs and haven't ever seen this mentioned, so I'm assuming they are all brass and the gentleman is mistaken.  Can anyone comment?  My apologies if this has already been covered. Thanks in advance for any clarity in this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chuck Albertson Posted March 10, 2017 Share #2 Â Posted March 10, 2017 Are the catalog weights any different? They used to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted March 10, 2017 Share #3 Â Posted March 10, 2017 Weights for latest version lenses are quoted as black 255g, silver 340g. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyOne Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share #4 Â Posted March 10, 2017 So it would appear that the chrome version is still heavier and most likely brass instead of anodized aluminum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted March 11, 2017 Share #5 Â Posted March 11, 2017 Not correct. The current version 11673/11674 (black/silver) are both 287g with lens hood and covers. Â This is the 11 aperture blade version. Â The previous version was brass under silver chrome. Â Cheers, Â J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyOne Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share #6  Posted March 11, 2017 Not correct. The current version 11673/11674 (black/silver) are both 287g with lens hood and covers.  This is the 11 aperture blade version.  The previous version was brass under silver chrome.  Cheers,  J    Great! So all of the first gen Silver ASPH 35 Summicrons are brass? That's what I was originally asking. Maybe it wasn't clear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 11, 2017 Share #7 Â Posted March 11, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not correct. The current version 11673/11674 (black/silver) are both 287g with lens hood and covers. Â This is the 11 aperture blade version. Â The previous version was brass under silver chrome. Â Cheers, Â J That's correct , new one weights the same, black or silver (there is a bit of confusion in the pdf specs downloadable from Leica site...) ; indeed some dealers (just checked Leicashop) still list both versions... naming "chrome" the older one and "Silver" the new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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