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The eight-element Summicron is the first version of Leica's 35mm f/2, drawn by Walter Mandler in eight elements and six groups and produced between 1958 and 1969. This is the chrome German-built lens from Wetzlar rather than the later Canadian production, with an E39 filter thread and a barrel weight around 150 grams. Chrome barrels are noticeably heavier in the hand than the black ones and hold their finish well. Wide open the version gives its characteristic crisp centre and gentle background fall-off.