Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave Munroe wrote: >OK, I have a confession: I have been unable to find the >reference which translates the Leica language of NOOKY, >SOOKY, OTFOO, et al., into photographic terms. > >What is the scheme and story behind this encoding? > >A pointer to this information, or better yet - posting >it, would be appreciated. Dave: For a long time Leica used five-letter codes as catalog "numbers". Around 1960, they switched to the more boring six-digit numbers now in use. Laney's "Collectors guide" (Hove Books) covers them, and they are also listed in the inexpensive pocket guides, also from Hove. I don't know of an online reference. NOOKY-close focusing device for old Elmar (BTW, ELMAR was its own codeword!) SOOKY-Same for LTM Summicron/collapsible OTFOO-I don't see this one, is it a humerous one you made up?, or possibly you mean an OTZFO, a focusing mount for lens heads on a Visoflex. BTW LUG collectors, do most of you pronounce the codes (where possible) or spell them out when speaking about them? Nick Hunter