Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave Stratton wrote: > Jim > > My lens reads from a start to complete all text on rim: > > CANON LENS 50mm 1:1.8 No. 3428xx Canon Camera Co., Inc. LENS MADE > IN JAPAN > > Could you knidly tell me what I have...Even if it is 'rare' I bought the > lens to shoot...and will probably do just that. > > However > Momma didn't raise no fool......If the lense I have is rare...could you > explain to me what that might mean, if anything. > > And thank you and the others for all the helpful information. > > Dave Dave, with a 6 digit serial number it would be a rare lens. I have the same lens, with a serial number 27XXX. I suggest, your lens also has only a 5 digit serial number Sad as it is, but then is not really rare. But its a good quality lens. Regards, Horst Schmidt