Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Friends, I am a newbie to the LUG, but not to my cameras. I have a question that may have been worked to death previously, but I cannot find the threads. SO, if it has, would someone merely direct me to the thread in the archives, please? My question is a simple one: chrome versus black anodized? In this case, the question regards lenses. Let’s leave aside the aesthetics question. Chrome certainly weighs more, but does it hold up to use any better over time? Is there (or Are there) sound reasons, besides either taste or weight, in choosing one over the other? My Summicron 50, purchased in 1977, is so worn that few numbers on the scales can be read. Even the “Leitz Wetl…” fades and the serial number requires a magnifying glass to read. (For the life of me, I don’t know why. It has always had a Leitz UVa filter over it.) My thin Tele-Elmarit 90 is better, but only just. In both cases, the glass is just fine. This may, of course, be the answer to the question. Still, I am currently purchasing several new lenses. I’ve chosen the 35 Summicron ASPH in chrome, and I’m quite pleased with it. The weight is, however, noticeable. It makes me wonder whether the additional weight has any technical "value" over time. So, as I proceed with one or two more purchases, I’m curious if there have been any technically rooted discussions in the comparison between Chrome versus Black anodized? lenses or bodies, for that matter. Thank you. Dr. Owen Wrigley HIV/AIDS Control Program UNDP/Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar owen.wrigley.mya003@undp.org