Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/06

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Subject: Re: Serial numbers of Leica M lenses
From: "Peter Jon White" <pjwhite@tiac.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 15:13:26 +0000
 
> I wonder if anybody is able to give me a formula to calculate the
> approximate years of production of the following Leica M lenses I own:
> 
> -  Summicron 1:2/35, # 2395022
> -  Tele-Elmarit 1:2,8 / 90, # 3216620 (Canada)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Jussi Ojala
> jusoja@clinet.fi

Greetings,

There is no formula I am aware of. The Hove collector book has a 
listing of lens serial numbers and the dates they were manufactured.

The Summicron is from 1970

The Tele-Elmarit is from 1982

Peter Jon White