wow! there is actually a black G 35mm lens in existence..

[haagen_dazs]

Wow
Pardon me or my lack of knowledge but I always thought that there was no black G 35mm f2 lens ever made

However i finally saw one
and it sold for a whopping almost 6 times its chrome price

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Black-Cont...4QQihZ018QQcategoryZ30062QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

so that wraps it up
there is a black version for 21 28 35 45 90
and i have yet to see a black one for 16 (though once again, i read that there is no black hologon )

 

[sepiareverb]

All that G stuff looks great in black don't it?

 

[uhligfd]

The odd thing is: the black color lens takes exactly the same kind of pictures, with the same bokeh, distortion, sharpness ... as a silver one does. Not 6 times as good, just exactly the same picture at 6 times the price.

I am so amazed at the waste of money here .. but I am frugal and think I have sense ... Which i do not really have since i write this reply to nothing but amazment at the market for designer colors in lenses. What next? Did someone already imvent photography? That would be quite worthwhile, indeed and instead.

 

[sepiareverb]

I think it is a rarity thing- like the sIlver Leica M7's going for more.

And yes, looks play into it for some.

 

[kbg32]

The 16mm Hologons just come in one color, actually two tone black/ti.

 

[steve garza]

Picked up my black set, body, 28,45,90 from KEH for about $1,100. Bouught a black 21mm w/ box and finder for about $750 if I remember correctly. Was able to sell the entire set on consignment for $3K. It helped to pay for my MP a la carte. It was a wise investment. I probably wouldn't have wanted to put out for the MP otherwise. Wonder how much I can get for my D200....nowhere near what I paid. That's for damn sure. The G system is great, if not a little finicky.