LEICA 35MM SUMMICRON F2 M2/M4 11307 1ST VERSION BLACK PAINT 8 ELEMENT LENS +CAPS FILM BACK -All-metal C model lens barrel

-All-metal C model lens barrel

He was known to be one of the most famous lens designer of all time

These are getting very hard to find and not many show up on the market

The best of the best and hard to find as not many were made

-Only about 3450 version 1 examples ever made

LEICA 35MM SUMMICRON F2 M2/M4 11307 1ST VERSION BLACK PAINT 8 ELEMENT LENS +CAPS FILM BACK -All-metal C model lens barrelDescription Serial #1656193 Made in 1959 in Wetzlar, Germany Extremely rare and desirable; rare black paint example 8 element design Original first version black with red white feet meter focusing scale This is known as the black paint 1st version 8 element lens but it is black chrome in actuality; Leica never made 1st version 8 element lens in black paint finish Very early example with the red scale and chrome infinity focusing lock Chrome base ring