Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Early 2.8/35 Elmarit-R
From: LEICAMAN56@aol.com
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 01:07:50 EDT

Doug,

I own a very early version of the 35/2.8 Elmarit for the original Leicaflex.
This is the silver chrome version of which Leitz made approx. 200.  This lens
has a parallel focussing mount.  It is identical to the more common black
version.

BTW, the story goes that the reason why the finish was changed from silver
chrome to black anodized was that the chrome finish reflected light off the
lens barrel into the  Leicaflex's external meter, throwing off the meter
reading.  Changing the finish to black solved the problem.

Just goes to show, even Leitz makes an occasional mistake.

Bill Rosauer