Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thibault collin wrote: > I just read the following : > about 1080 SLmot were built starting from #1336991. > and what's strange? > Mine has number #1262711! > Does anyone understand? Thib, Here is a copy of my post of May 21, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------ According to various books and Leica serial numbers lists, (Rogliatti, Sartorious, Laney etc..) the production figures of : SL-Mot = 980 SL2-Mot = 1,020 Total = 2,000 After research, I think it's much more than that. 1)None of the Black paint SL-Mot are in those lists. (Ex. Lager and mine) They have SL numbers. (Mine is 12403XX = 1969-70) The first SL-Mot in the list is from 1972 (1336991) 2)As you can see in my former post (Re: [Leica] Leicaflex SL2MOT) there are several SL2-Mot not in the lists also. 3)Furthermore, the serial number of the SL/SL2-Mot Motors seem to start at 1,000. (In the Motor instruction manual dated from 4/69, the number engraved is 1.006) My SL-Mot motor is the 1.20X, and I have an orphan SL2-Mot Motor which is nr 4.35X. That give us more than 3350 motors produced. Will we ever know the truth ?? - ---------------------------------------------------------- Lucien