I am sick. Please help

[Fabian]

I am in the market for a complete lens lineup, but my problem is that I want
chrome lenses for my m2.
But they are rare and more expensive.
So please convince me with pics that black lenses look good on chrome bodys.

I appreciate your help

Fabian

 

[mervynyan]

rare and expensive go together, if you buy new, the price different won't be so dramatic.

i want chrome as well but couldn't find it, so I took the blacks. But the new ZM chrome lenses are easy to find, so here is your solution-🙂

 

[mfogiel]

Fabian, there are 2 things I can say with confidence;
- black lenses on black bodies are perfect, all my cameras and lenses are black, this includes SLR, DSLR and MF
- unless you want to collect lenses, buying new Leica lenses now makes little sense, most Zeiss lenses are equal or better in the same category, and cost exactly 1/3rd, I have 2 Leica lenses and am thinking to get rid of them both, my Zeiss glass is simply too superior.

 

[Fabian]

The Zeiss option looks like a good solution.
How does the silver finish match the classic leica chrome? It looks very shiny on the pics.
Has anybody a picture of a silver zeiss lens on a leica chrome body?

Thanks

Fabian

 

[Photon42]

The Zeiss option looks like a good solution.
Has anybody a picture of a silver zeiss lens on a leica chrome body?

Hi Fabian,

I've uploaded a pic in this thread with my nice new 2.0/35 Biogon:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=644623#post644623

Rgds
Ivo

 

[Bill58]

A tip--get some vintage Canon lenses in chrome. Cheaper and fine performers.

 

[PetarDima]

🙂

in last time I'm usually worried about how my photos will look ,
when I put my eye on viewfinder i forgot how my lens look 😉

 

[HuubL]

Nah, chrome on chrome looks best.

 

[splitimageview]

What vintage of chrome lenses are you looking for? I haven't had much problem getting chrome lenses. I had a 50mm Summicron DR that I just sold here, and picked up a Summilux 50 from here as well (just like the one in the photo above), both chrome. Both of those would match your M2 very well...

 

[Fabian]

I already own a DR and a Summitar.
I want some modern lenses now, because sometimes I don't like the classic look of those two lenses.
I think i will go with Zeiss.
Maybe a 25 biogon, 50 Planar and Leica 90 Summicron pre asph.
What do you think of this setup?
Or I go for a Summilux asph 50. 😀
But I don't know if I feel well about such an expensive lens.

I will have to wait a few weeks anyway, before I know the exact budget.
We will see.

Fabian

 

[splitimageview]

If you want modern, Zeiss. 🙂 There is a chrome 90 'cron in the classifieds...

 

[alexz]

My black 50mm 'Cron and 90mm Elmarit look good on my chrome beater M3 (at least to my eyes). Doesn't necessary true for the opposite (I saw a chrome lenses on black bodies - look really out of the way IMHO)...
I personally would prefer all black, pitty there are no black M3 (unless loosing my mind shelling some serious k$ss for a collectable black M3 - really not an option)...

 

[splitimageview]

Chrome lenses on black bodies? OK by me. 🙂

Here's my black Shintaro M3, which originally was a plain user M3 (purchased from Luigi about 7 years ago, then I took it to Tokyo to have it painted.)

Looks as good or better than a new MP. 🙂