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Leica brought the collapsible Elmar back in 1994 and kept it in the catalogue until 2007, fewer than 17,461 lenses in total across both finishes. Order number 11823 is the silver chrome version, 11831 the black; the silver lens is lacquered brass and weighs around 245 g against roughly 170 g for the anodized black. Four elements in three groups, E39 filters, 0.7 m close focus, and a barrel that collapses into the body so a loaded M lies almost flat.