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74171 Summilux 1.4/35 mm %u20ac5.000Steel Rim chromeno.1765447, 1960, condition A/B %u20ac 10.000 %u2013 12.000Rare sought-after original Steel Rim Summilux 35 mm in near-mint condition, very good optics only showing a few light cleaning marks, with rear cap, rare OLLUX hood and maker%u2019s box (serial number not matching).172 Summilux 1.4/35 mm %u20ac3.000*Steel Rim M3no.1777724, 1960, condition B/A %u20ac 6.000 %u2013 7.000Sought-after early Summilux steel-rim with goggles to use on an M3, in very good condition, good optics only showing a couple of light cleaning marks, with rear cap and UVa filter.173 Summilux 1.4/35 mm %u20ac16.000Steel Rim blackno.1777515, 1960, condition B+ %u20ac 32.000 %u2013 36.000The most desirable of all 35 mm Summilux lenses %u2014 the Steel Rim version in black, with black paint infinity lock, Leica M2 version innice condition showing years of use, good optics with only minimal cleaning marks and a couple of light spots on the front element, together with rare OLLUX hood, rear and front caps, and maker%u2019s box (different serial number).174 Summilux 1.4/35 mm %u20ac14.000*Steel Rim black paint M3no.1777864, 1964, condition B/A %u20ac 28.000 %u2013 32.000A very rare black variant of the legendary Summilux-M 1.4/35 mm %u2018Steel Rim%u2019, featuring the characteristic focusing lever with infinitylock and matching goggles finished in black paint. The lens ispreserved in excellent condition, showing only light and even signs of careful use. The optics are clean with no significant defectsaffecting performance. Black-painted examples of the Steel RimSummilux were produced in very limited numbers alongside the much more common chrome version and are today among the rarest and most desirable early Leica M lenses.