Black Paint M2 close ups.

[38Deardorff]

9% off this beauty? Yeah, that just put the $9,000 M4 to shame.

Light lens lab 35mm F2 Silver Chrome For Leica Summicron M6 240 M Eight Element | eBay

Recently, Leica aficionados on the internet have been abuzz with news and tantalizing images of and from a new version of this lens. And, unlike the Thambar and 28mm Summaron reissues from Leica itself, this new / old lens is from China.

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The LLL 8 element was a pretty nice lens for the $500 forum deal here when they just got started. At $281,000 USD....not so much 🤣

 

[38Deardorff]

This one is black paint over chrome

Definitely fishing for a 'mint' collector....as the selenium cell/ wiring isn't working.

 

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It’s definitely rare, but not desirable 🤣

 

[Duofold RF]

It’s definitely rare, but not desirable 🤣

Check this paint out - is this authentic or replica kingdom master work?

 

[Duofold RF]

The LLL 8 element was a pretty nice lens for the $500 forum deal here when they just got started. At $281,000 USD....not so much 🤣

I read somewhere on Leica forum that lower-grade QC lenses were sold on the domestic market at reduced prices. When LLL lenses were selling for higher prices, I’m not sure if those $500 units were actually the lower-QC grade or not.

 

[38Deardorff]

I read somewhere on Leica forum that lower-grade QC lenses were sold on the domestic market at reduced prices. When LLL lenses were selling for higher prices, I’m not sure if those $500 units were actually the lower-QC grade or not.

Mine worked out very well.... no complaints about the QC...& reasonably priced black paint 35mm lenses are hard to come by.

 

[38Deardorff]

Check this paint out - is this authentic or replica kingdom master work?View attachment 4884102

Why would you put new white paint over a worn meter?
Mine didn't bubble, but they did change the paint finish when the M4 was introduced.
Makes me wonder about that super clean MC meter.... is that paint original?

 

[Duofold RF]

If the same paint used for M2/M3, the meter will bubbling

 

[38Deardorff]

If the same paint used for M2/M3, the meter will bubbling

Yes..... but why reapply the white paint over top?

 

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That MC meter is black paint over chrome and the seller's description is...adorable. 😂

 

[Duofold RF]

Yes..... but why reapply the white paint over top?

Well someone wants to make Leica more visible

 

[38Deardorff]

Well someone wants to make Leica more visible

a sure way to make a piece look like a refinish...