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.) > > Thanks, John, I'll go looking. I guess I was wondering why not just put the chrome *finish* on the lighter, black construction. Nick.