Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:25 PM 12/06/96 -0500, you wrote: >While putting together some data for an updated insurance policy I found >an item that perhaps someone on here knows about. > >On a screw-mount Leica Standard (app date 1936-38) there is a 50mm f/3.5 >Elmar (collapsible). It is marked in feet, uses the in-between f/stop >marking system (4.5, 6.3, 9 etc) and has no serial number. > >Does anyone know when these were made or anything else about them? Roger >observed that Leitz only put serial numbers on Leica lenses after 1932. > >I would appreciate any comments or information you may have. Thanks. > >Fred Ward > > Hi Fred! According to the "Leica Pocket Book" ... "Leitz began to number lenses externally, approximately from number 92000. ... The number on the earlier lenses which have no external number can be found by dismantling the lens, as its number is usually scratched on the metal mount of the lens unit." Hope this helps. ----------- David Young: youngs@IslandNet.com