Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard; This is really getting funny. Maybe Leica can't get the battery drainage problem on the M6TTL fixed because they are too busy reweighing the lenses. Or maybe they don't know how to translate arabic numerals fron German to English. Jay _____________________________________________ From: "Howard Cummer" <cummer@asiaonline.net> Subject: [Leica] 35 ASPH Lux and Chron weight Message-ID: <000b01c07ecd$688adba0$a85a46a8@howardcummer> References: <200101150313.TAA02895@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:36:31 -0600 (CST) Jay wrote: >I have a Leica M classic booklet from Leica (printed in Germany >1/98) in front of me. It says that the black 35 lux weighs 320 grams and >the black cron is 160, a rather large difference. The 35 chrome cron is >listed as 250. >Jay Dear Jay, My Leica M6 TTL Booklet printed in Germany 10/98 states: Summilux Asph 35/F1.4 310gms Summilux Asph 35/F1.4 Silver chrome 415gms Summilux Asph 35/F1.4 Titanium 415gms Summicron Asph 35/F2.0 255 gms MORE (you've seen 3%): Summicron Asph 35/F2.0 Silver chrome 340 gms Perhaps some quality control in proof reading at Leica is needed? :) Perhaps the weights you are quoting are for the non Asph version of the 35 summicron? Cheers Howard.