Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I am a new list member and have a pretty stupid question -- Can someone help? > >I'm looking at the Leica web site regarding Summicron-M 35/2 asph lenses. >The >chrome model weighs a hundred grams more than the black one. I thought >this might >be a fluke, but on the other focal lengths the same trend occurs. > >I have a used M6 on order and need a lens... the camera body is a chrome >one with >black rewind, shutter speed, and wind lever -- so it's "two-tone" already. >I can >use either color and not be tacky. So, I would prefer the lighter weight. >But.... >why would a chrome lens add so much weight anyway? Intellectual curiosity I >suppose. > >Any comments regarding my choice of the 35/2.0 for a first all around "walking >around" lens? i believe the extra weight comes from the fact that the chrome lenses are brass underneath - apparently, the chrome sticks to brass better than whatever the black lenses are made from. as for the 35 summicron for a first lens: YES! guy