Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:29 PM 4/13/2008, Jerry Lehrer wrote: >LUGers > >As one of the many items of a Leica collection that I have been asked to >find a home, is this Elmar with no visible >serial number. Here is the data on this lens, which looks barely used: > > 50mm f3.5 Elmar- > Nickel finish-NOT chrome- > Distance scale in feet, not meters- > Black "plastic" front and back caps- > Brown leather case- > 4 A-36 filters- > >Every other 50mm Elmar that I have seen, had the serial number on the >little black ring around the front element, >but not this one. Can anyone help me to locate the number? Jerry Leitz did not number their lenses until around 1933, when they seem to have started with 100,000. This is a very early 3.5/5cm Elmar. The lack of a serial number increases the interest of collectors of very early Leica gear. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!