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Walter Mandler's eight-element Summicron, eight elements in six groups, opened Leica's 35mm f/2 line in 1958 and ran to 1969. This is the black paint M2 version, without the rangefinder goggles fitted to the M3 lens, so it mounts straight onto an M2 and any later M body. Paint rather than anodising, and made in a fraction of the numbers of the chrome lenses, it is the finish that draws the most attention today. E39 filters, roughly 150 grams.