Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens weight vs finish
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:40:14 -0400 (EDT)

The outer layer of metal in the black lens is aluminum and on the chrome it
is brass. (Brass will not accept the black finish.

kw

>Hi all,
>
>I have just been studying the Leica M6 System brochure and I must admit I
>am somewhat perplexed as the large percentage differences in weight of
>apparently similar lenses of different finishes. For example the brochure
>suggests that the Summilux-M f1.4/50 in black weighs 105gm lighter than
>the silver chrome or titanium finish versions at 380gm.
>
>Can somebody shed some light on why this is so?
>
>TIA,
>
>
>Rob Studdert
>HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
>Tel +61-2-9554-4110
>Fax +61-2-9554-9259
>UTC(GMT)  +10 Hours
>audiob@ozemail.com.au


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