35mm Summicron Asph Black Chrome

[insideline]

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1 hour ago, CosmoM3 said:

I wouldn't lay for that price other than aesthetics - the new ASPH II is sharper at infinity and resolving power for modern Leica sensors with more megapi kles.

It is not aesthetics that make the black chrome or black paint copies of this lens so special, it is the machined from brass construction as the brass provides crisper aperture clicks along with smoother focus, plus the brass construction is much more robust and stands up to use, knocks and general handling in the field without the knurling getting damaged as easily as the standard alloy copies. I have a black paint copy of this Summicron and its a jewel of a lens to use. I also have a titanium 35 1.4 pre-asph also machined from brass and it too feels very nice to use, and as with the brass bodied black chrome and black paint Summicron's they feel measurably better made and more durable. Also if anyone can find a nice copy of the black chrome 35 Summicron for $3900 snap it up as that is under market. 

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[Kreeshp]

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Saw the auction result today, was very surprised, positively, gonna hold on to mine longer for a while

What was the hammer price of this auction.  Link?

 

 

 

 

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I wouldn't lay for that price other than aesthetics - the new ASPH II is sharper at infinity and resolving power for modern Leica sensors with more megapi kles.

 

The thing with limited edition lenses is, you aren't paying for performance, necessarily, but rather rarity.  An excellent performing lens that is still in production can be acquired easily by walking into a store or with a few mouse clicks.  It will perform like any other of its sister lenses of the same model number.

A rare lens, however, gets only rarer and more valuable over time.

[overexposed]

8 hours ago, Kreeshp said:

What was the hammer price of this auction.  Link?

6600€

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11 hours ago, wattsy said:

Can you remember what the asking price was? The page no longer exists.

announcement price for the 35mm was 3,150€/$

[Kreeshp]

On 9/16/2021 at 6:26 AM, SiOnara said:

One on Red Dot Cameras London

https://www.reddotcameras.co.uk/m-lenses/17203-leica-summilux-m-35mm-f20-asph-6-bit-black-chrome-boxed.html

 

Red Dot Cameras recently listed theirs for GBP 5000.  Before it sold, the listing photos showed it to be in mint condition.

[wattsy]

8 hours ago, overexposed said:

announcement price for the 35mm was 3,150€/$

Thanks but I meant what were Red Dot asking for the one they had for sale recently. @Kreeshp has given the price. I must admit I'm a bit surprised. 

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On 2/5/2018 at 3:05 PM, Csacwp said:

I’m considering getting a used Black Chrome 35mm summicron asph instead of buying the latest version new. Is the difference from the updated aperture blades really noticable, and are there any other differences? Do Black Chrome owners have any complaints?

I hope you bought the Black Chrome…