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Leitz replaced the original Summilux in 1961 with a redesigned seven element, five group version that stayed in production until 1991, 43,505 lenses in all. In chrome the mount is brass and the lens weighs about 380 grams, appreciably more than the 275 of the black anodised version. E43 filters, a twelve blade diaphragm, one metre close focus. It is the classic pre-aspherical rendering: luminous and low in contrast at f/1.4, firming up quickly by f/2.8.