Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Look in the archives: http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/ You will find plenty of discussion on any topic you can imagine! There are no functional or optical differences between the two finishes. The black lenses have brass as well but it is on the internal thread of the focusing mount rather than on the external part in the chrome lenses. My advice? Buy black as it is lighter. John Collier > From: Nicholas Poole <nick.botton@camphill.org.uk> > > Would anyone care to comment on the merits of current chrome vs black > M lenses. The chrome are heavier by about 90 -100 g due to more brass > than alloy in their construction, but aesthetics aside, is there any > difference in mechanical stability at temperature extremes, or in > durability? I would appreciate your thoughts on these or any other > aspects. (Sorry if this topic has been well-trodden already, but I've > not seen anything on it yet.) >