Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Adapter numbering...
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 21:49:56 -0500

At 07:17 PM 1/20/98 -0500, Robert Beaudoin wrote:
>I recently went to a photo show and bought a sm to m adapter for 90mm lenses
>at a very low price.  The reason for the low price was the engraving on the
>adapter.  The dealer thought that the item was no longer collectible.  The
>engraving, almost factory like & very professionnally done, goes as follow:
>on the A side (front) 1037385, on the B side (back) with smaller characters
>12317.  Anybody has any clue as to the meaning?  Could it be the original
>adapter for a 90mm summicron lens (you know with the glue and all).  Any
>info welcome!

I do not know the significance of this numbering, but I have one of these
as well.  We discussed this a year or so back on the LUG, and others on the
List had like adapters.  This is a grand research project -- Robert, go for
it!  I haven't the time!

Marc


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