Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Serial number production date lists are just a guide. The first compact 90/2 were introduced in 1980 and the serial numbers started in the 2 800 000 range so yours is not an anomaly. John Collier > From: Andy Piper <apidens@denver.infi.net> > > I just bought a 90 Summicron-M. It is a very early version of the small > pre-APO model (the design where the retracted lens shade covers the > aperture ring), which I thought was introduced in 1980. However the > serial number (281xxxxx) belongs, according to the Sartorious list I've > seen, to 1977. Was this such a low-production lens that it took 3 years > to use up a serial number block? Or what? > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html