Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: silver vs black lenses
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 07:50:25 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

In my experience, black lenses don't attract the attention of 
great looking women the way heavy chrome lenses do....
YMMV
Walt

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 08:28:48 -0700 kyle cassidy <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> 
wrote:
> >Are there fundamentally any differences (mechanical, durability, etc.)
> >between the silver and black versions of lenses?  I notice from their
> >literature that in all cases where both finishes are offered, the silver
> >version weighs more. Are they made in the same place?
> 
> hi michael -- you've noticed the one real difference between the lenses, the
> construction material and hence the weight. in my book, all things being
> equal, you should always buy the black versions of the lens for several
> reasons:
> 
>     1) it's lighter and you have to carry it around.
>     2) the silver versions don't show your hard earned scratches as well
>     3) a 1997 vogue/voigtlander poll shows that fashion models prefer the
> black lenses by a stunning 23% margin (or was it 33%? could someone
>         check my numbers on this one? i don't have the article in front of
> me.)
> 
> it's possible to paint your silver lenses black (william gower's been known
> to do it) but what's the point of having a heavy black lens when you could
> have a light one?
> 
> someone may post "heavier lenses means you can hold your camera steadier"
> but don't listen to them. if you ever have a hankering for a weighty camera,
> screw an underdog flash battery on the bottom.
> 
> just my .02, take it for what it's worth,
> 
> kc
> 
> 
> 
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