jonatdonuts Posted February 8, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, Was wondering if any of you could advise me on how the black ZM lenses look on the black paint M bodies (i.e. MP, M6 Millennium, M9 etc). How close is the finish of the two? Pictures welcome! Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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frame-it Posted February 8, 2018 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2018 google search ? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/281647-zm-black-aint-finish/?do=findComment&comment=3457685'>More sharing options...
Ecar Posted February 8, 2018 Share #3 Posted February 8, 2018 These are VM, not ZM lenses. Need to work on those searching skills 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted February 8, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 8, 2018 No experience with black paint bodies sorry but my ZM 50/1.5 and 35/2.8 lenses look pretty well the same as Leica black anodized ones besides red instead of yellow or orange engravings, silver bayonet for hoods, focus bump and blue dot if i don't forget anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted February 8, 2018 Share #5 Posted February 8, 2018 i know..but the black finish is the same These are VM, not ZM lenses. Need to work on those searching skills Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beena22 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 8, 2018 Sorry for the terrible photos but you get the idea. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted February 8, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 8, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) i know..but the black finish is the same No. It’s not. And then there is the silly silver nose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csacwp Posted February 8, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 8, 2018 Ugly looking lenses. Leica's offerings are smaller and aesthetically better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted February 8, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 8, 2018 Ugly looking lenses. Leica's offerings are smaller and aesthetically better. Don't know if you have seen 50/2 ZM in black for real, I have seen. And f2.8 35, 28mm. They are not big. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted February 8, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 8, 2018 Ugly looking lenses. Leica's offerings are smaller and aesthetically better. I would not generalize this way. ZM 50/1.5 and 35/2.8 lenses are very small, nicely made and have a superb IQ with very smooth focus action. I don't find them ugly at all but this is subjective obviously. Better use the 50/1.5 with an EVF though as it suffers from focus shift. But if you're after a portrait lens forgiving at f/1.5-f/2 and very sharp above this one is my favorite ever. Now the tiny 35/2.8 is very contrasty and is not forgiving at all. But what a sharp lens. It has virtually no flare, no CA, no distortion but vignettes more than its Leica counterparts. Here with the Summicron 35/2 asph v1. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/281647-zm-black-aint-finish/?do=findComment&comment=3457950'>More sharing options...
Csacwp Posted February 8, 2018 Share #11 Posted February 8, 2018 I can’t speak to the image quality, but that 35 f/2.8 is nearly as big as Leica’s f/2, and it has no aspherical element in it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 8, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 8, 2018 Ugly looking lenses. Leica's offerings are smaller and aesthetically better. Actually the Zeiss Biogon-C 35/2.8 is the best looking lens on my Monochrom 1, the red numbers match the red on the camera markings- also the 35 that works best on that camera, BTW. It doesn't need an aspherical element, it seems. Matter of design. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted February 8, 2018 Share #13 Posted February 8, 2018 To answer the OP: the Leica cameras in black have a dull black finish, whereas the ZM lenses (eg, the 50mm f1.4) have a satiny, more reflective finish. However, these differences are slight. Agree about the chrome outer ring on the Zeiss lenses (7, above): wish they didn't have them but they look less obtrusive on the silver finish lenses. Blue dot rather than red, of course . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordvik Posted February 9, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 9, 2018 Ugly looking lenses. Leica's offerings are smaller and aesthetically better. Some are smaller, but not all. The 50mm Planar have the exact same length as a Summicron, but have a 43mm filter (Leica 39mm). The 2,8/28 Biogon is bigger than the Elmarit, but the 2,8/35 Biogon-C and 1,5/50 Sonnar-C is really small. I like how the Zeiss lenses look on a Leica. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/281647-zm-black-aint-finish/?do=findComment&comment=3458063'>More sharing options...
lct Posted February 9, 2018 Share #15 Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) To answer the OP: the Leica cameras in black have a dull black finish, whereas the ZM lenses (eg, the 50mm f1.4) have a satiny, more reflective finish. However, these differences are slight. Agree about the chrome outer ring on the Zeiss lenses (7, above): wish they didn't have them but they look less obtrusive on the silver finish lenses. Blue dot rather than red, of course . +1 about glossy vs satin matte finish but the chrome outer ring of ZM lenses is a bayonet for use of the sturdy ZM hoods. Same about CV lenses like 35/1.2, 35/1.4 or 40/1.4 BTW. Any painting would wear out there unless plastic is used for the bayonet i guess. Better way to hide the bayonet is to use it i.e. to put a lens hood on . Edit: Zeiss Ikon lenses for Contarex and perhaps Contaflex (not sure) had that same bayonet if memory serves. Edited February 9, 2018 by lct 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted February 9, 2018 Share #16 Posted February 9, 2018 +1 about glossy vs satin matte finish [...] Not so sure. Just checked and i don't see any significant difference actually. My black anodized Leica, ZM and CV lenses have the same satin matte finish more or less. I mean on ZM 35/2.8 and 50/1.5 as i have no experience with other ZM lenses though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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