Jono’s Review: Leica 35mm f1.4 Summilux V1 (Steel Rim)

[Keith (M)]

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1 hour ago, shirubadanieru said:

I may take it if they ship to Japan! Can you dm me please?

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[BlueIn2Red]

Can somebody confirm please that this lens is definitely finished in silver chrome (same as, for example, the 28mm Summaron re-issue), and not silver anodised (i.e. the same as most other modern Leica silver lenses)? The specs do say "silver chrome", yet in pictures it looks more like silver anodised?

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[pedaes]

49 minutes ago, BlueIn2Red said:

definitely finished in silver chrome

It is brass lens. Anodised finish usually on aluminium lenses. The 'chrome'  is a satin finish that matches the anodised.

Edited May 3, 2023 by pedaes

[BlueIn2Red]

Not super clear to me, but it sounds like it doesn't match the "old" silver chrome used on previous lenses/bodies? That would be a shame - perhaps due to the "environmental reasons" black chrome wasn't used on the M11?

[pedaes]

1 hour ago, BlueIn2Red said:

doesn't match the "old" silver chrome

Correct. All brass lenses have had a satin chrome finish for past 20 years or more. It matches the 'chrome' bodies.

[BlueIn2Red]

Thanks. It won't match the anodised finish in that case (as you said above) - the anodised being a bit shinier/smoother.

[hdmesa]

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Is anyone using the Steel Rim reissue on the SL2 or SL2-S? Even with the current 5.1 firmware, it doesn't have a Steel Rim specific lens profile, so the 6-bit code read by the M-Adapter-L is defaulting to the Thambar profile. I have to manually choose the pre-ASPH 35 1.4 profile.