Rumour comes of 35mm f1.4 Steel Rim re-issue in black paint

[patrickcolpron]

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5 minutes ago, Crem said:

Has anyone chrome stripped and black painted the regular version of the steel rim reissue? [ ...] I still have no idea if it's fully brass on the outside. For 9000 euro it better brass and focus down to 0.7m!

Yes I know of one person who did it, it is fully brass on the outside. He had finished to match an original M3 Black Paint's paint and brassing. It looked great. 

I don't think it will focus down to 70 cm... 

2 minutes ago, RexGig0 said:

I am still awaiting an opportunity to buy a Black Paint M10-R, ....

And I am tempted to take the furnitures off my black paint M10R and replace the black chrome furniture of an M10-P ... 😉

I prefer the colors out of the M10-P and mostly the buffer size is the same as the M10-R, I get more photos out of an M10-P before filling the buffer

[evikne]

My dream setup:

• M10-R Black Paint
• 50mm Summilux pre-ASPH E46 Black Paint
• 35mm Summilux Steel Rim re-issue Black Paint

… but unfortunately just a dream … 🙄

[kraxel69]

vor 7 Minuten schrieb patrickcolpron:

Yes I know of one person who did it, it is fully brass on the outside. He had finished to match an original M3 Black Paint's paint and brassing. It looked great. 

I don't think it will focus down to 70 cm... 

Maybe this one?

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/leica-summilux-35mm-1-4-steel-rim-re-issue-black-paint/2679278382-245-1396

[costa43]

Leica are the kings of the churn..design something once, sell it 3 to 4 times during the cycle with a lick of paint at crazy prices. I want one 😂

[RexGig0]

14 minutes ago, Warton said:

I almost sold my m10-r black paint here, the buyer retracted at last, and I am glad he did. I don't want to sell it anymore. I just want a black paint lens to go with it. Damn you Leica! Let me rub my LLL black paint lenses for a while to sooth my nerve.

I will be keeping my original-version, Black-Chromed M10. Loyalty is something. Selling it has never crossed my mind. My M10, and my Summilux-M 50mm ASPH, bought together in April 2018, became the instruments that I used to re-learn how to love photographing people, after spending seven years mostly photographing traumatized assault victims, mostly with a 100mm macro lens, to get the most scientific detail, in the final phase of my 34-year career as a public servant.

Yes, there is something special about black paint on brass. I am glad that you kept your M10-R. 🙂

Edited March 18, 2024 by RexGig0

[patrickcolpron]

7 minutes ago, kraxel69 said:

Maybe this one?

https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/leica-summilux-35mm-1-4-steel-rim-re-issue-black-paint/2679278382-245-1396

Not that one, his had brassing and was done right. Looked better than this one linked 

[fabior]

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I would like to point out that the new steel reem black version limited to 200 pieces is made in black anodized finish and not black paint. It makes me think it's not brass

[FrozenInTime]

13 minutes ago, evikne said:

My dream setup:

• M10-R Black Paint
• 50mm Summilux pre-ASPH E46 Black Paint
• 35mm Summilux Steel Rim re-issue Black Paint

… but unfortunately just a dream … 🙄

Swap the M10-R for a pair of black paint MPs each with matching Leicavits, one body x0.85 the other x0.72.

[FrozenInTime]

4 minutes ago, fabior said:

I would like to point out that the new steel reem black version limited to 200 pieces is made in black anodized finish and not black paint. It makes me think it's not brass

In that case I will stick with the Voigtlander version 😉 

[Danner]

35 minutes ago, Crem said:

Has anyone chrome stripped and black painted the regular version of the steel rim reissue? I haven't seen any Kanto repaints of this lens. I own it, but I still have no idea if it's fully brass on the outside. For 9000 euro it better brass and focus down to 0.7m!

I'd like to see one stripped to bare metal and clear-coated.

Edited March 18, 2024 by Danner

[Warton]

23 minutes ago, evikne said:

My dream setup:

• M10-R Black Paint
• 50mm Summilux pre-ASPH E46 Black Paint
• 35mm Summilux Steel Rim re-issue Black Paint

… but unfortunately just a dream … 🙄

summilux 50mm/f1.4 ASPH has a black chrome version, with red markings, some sort of reminiscent feeling. They limited it to 500, but it didn't fly well. It's even priced lower than regular 'Lux. So they learned lesson, no chrome, just paint.

I actually think Leica will sell better with bare brass.

 

[Warton]

29 minutes ago, patrickcolpron said:

Yes I know of one person who did it, it is fully brass on the outside. He had finished to match an original M3 Black Paint's paint and brassing. It looked great. 

I don't think it will focus down to 70 cm... 

And I am tempted to take the furnitures off my black paint M10R and replace the black chrome furniture of an M10-P ... 😉

I prefer the colors out of the M10-P and mostly the buffer size is the same as the M10-R, I get more photos out of an M10-P before filling the buffer

I once experimented on the baseplate of my M10-R black paint with my wife's nail polish remover.

I applied a tiny amount on the corner of the plate, waited for about 10 minutes before rubbing it. But the paint didn't budge, it held strong. So it has to be time, or we need sandpaper, which I don't want to do.

[evikne]

2 minutes ago, Warton said:

summilux 50mm/f1.4 ASPH has a black chrome version, with red markings, some sort of reminiscent feeling. They limited it to 500, but it didn't fly well. It's even priced lower than regular 'Lux. So they learned lesson, no chrome, just paint.

I've had it. Lovely lens and I loved the scalloped focus ring! But now I'm more into the Mandler/pre-ASPH era.

[patrickcolpron]

19 minutes ago, Warton said:

I once experimented on the baseplate of my M10-R black paint with my wife's nail polish remover.

I applied a tiny amount on the corner of the plate, waited for about 10 minutes before rubbing it. But the paint didn't budge, it held strong. So it has to be time, or we need sandpaper, which I don't want to do.

Not remove the paint, but swap top plates and furniture of my M10-R black paint with one of my M10-P black chrome camera. In two years of heavy use there is little brassing on the M10-R black paint. Mostly on the on off switch and on the iso dial and the shutter dial 

[yorda@]

If anyone is interested in a « real » pré asph ….mine is from 1973, CLAed, paint in black paint too, don’t have problem with hood (and waaaay cheaper than an steelrim re issue 😁)

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1 hour ago, fabior said:

I would like to point out that the new steel reem black version limited to 200 pieces is made in black anodized finish and not black paint. It makes me think it's not brass

So like the original right?

[Crem]

1 hour ago, patrickcolpron said:

Yes I know of one person who did it, it is fully brass on the outside. He had finished to match an original M3 Black Paint's paint and brassing. It looked great. 

I don't think it will focus down to 70 cm... 

And I am tempted to take the furnitures off my black paint M10R and replace the black chrome furniture of an M10-P ... 😉

I prefer the colors out of the M10-P and mostly the buffer size is the same as the M10-R, I get more photos out of an M10-P before filling the buffer

I think I recall you saying that in your steel rim reissue video so I suspect I know who you are talking about. I'll DM him on IG and see if he still has any photos of his painted reissue SR. I'm tossing around the idea of seeing if Kanto can repaint my reissues (steel rim & summaron 28) to match my MP, but I want to make sure they will brass. So thanks for confirming about the reissue SR!

I agree with you on the M10-P files. I prefer my M10-D over the M10-R, but the M10-R is a close second for me. I just can't ever go back to the M11. Good luck with your swap! A BP M10-P sounds amazing.

Edited March 18, 2024 by Crem

[patrickcolpron]

13 minutes ago, Crem said:

I think I recall you saying that in your steel rim reissue video so I suspect I know who you are talking about. I'll DM him on IG and see if he still has any photos of his painted reissue SR. I'm tossing around the idea of seeing if Kanto can repaint my reissues (steel rim & summaron 28) to match my MP, but I want to make sure they will brass. So thanks for confirming about the reissue SR!

I agree with you on the M10-P files. I prefer my M10-D over the M10-R, but the M10-R is a close second for me. I just can't ever go back to the M11. Good luck with your swap! A BP M10-P sounds amazing.

You know who it is  DM me your Instagram.

I'd love an M10-D black paint, it is my favourite M10 unfortunately the top and bottom plate of the M10-R don't match my M10-D ... that would be a match made in heaven with a black paint Steel Rim  

[gotium]

2 hours ago, Al Brown said:

…it will undoubtedly come with the funny contract to prevent you from selling it for 2 years…

Is this for real???

[Warton]

1 minute ago, gotium said:

Is this for real???

Even it's real it wouldn't have legal bindings. I signed contract, I sell the lens right after walking out of the door. What Leica can do, sue me? Highly unlikely. Ban me from buying any more lenses? not practically enforceable.

 

 

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[patrickcolpron]

4 minutes ago, gotium said:

Is this for real???

Yes it is, in some markets difficult to enforce but then your relationship is over for priority purchase plus that market may be penalise for future limited editions. It is strangely weird and might change in the future, because some collectors are extremely unhappy about it.