Industar 61 silver vs black vs I-26M

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Going to get any one of these lenses, but I don't know which one I want yet.

From what I've seen, the I61 bokeh is slightly "harsher", while the 26M has a chance of being a bit swirly and "old"?

I'm not too concerned with sharpness.

Is it true that the silver 61 is engraved while the black is painted?

Going to need to buy this lens within…2 days, and even then I'm not confident that it'll arrive in time.
 
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Try at least to get one that is truly set up for Leica focusing....that's more important IMO than which one you choose. BTW I like the older I61 vs the I26M.
 
In chronological order there is the I-26M, I-61 and I-61 L/D. The I-61 is a bit higher contrast/saturation than the 26M but otherwise there's little to choose. The later I-61 L/D examples had printed markings (not painted), earlier ones were engraved. The I-61 (black/silver) ones are better made and have engraved markings (as does the 26M). Avoid the late L/D versions for build-quality and printed markings but optically they're as good.

By "Leica focussing" ray*j*gun is referring to the fact that Leica and FSU lenses use a slightly different focal length and camming. If you're using the lens on a Leica, that can matter. If you're using it on an FSU it's not relevant.
 
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