Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael Garmisa wrote: >which versions of this lens if any had the goggles for use with an M3? Raimo Korhonen wrote: >Hi Al! When was the switchover from earlier type to type 4? VERSIONS OF THE SUMMICRON 35 for M :updated (#) and improved ;-) 1 1958-69 Canada and Wetzlar (filter E-39): - Chrome for M2 = 11308 (SAWOO-MW) - Chrome RF for M3 = 11108 1961-69: - rare black for M2 = 11307 (SAWOO-M) - Rare black RF for M3 = 11104 2 1969-70(or 73*) Canada + rare Wetzlar (filter E-39 + serie VII): - Black chrome 11309 (with protuding aperture control lever) - #Ultra rare black RF for M3 = ???? never catalogued (Rogliatti Leica & Leicaflex lenses, page 45) 3 1970-79 (or 1973*) Canada (filter E-39 + serie VII**): - Black chrome 11309 (same code, new computation***, no protuding etc..) * according to first serial nr = 1970 according to litterature = 1973 ** Some rare lens accept only serie VII *** no draft of the new lens design available, debatable. 4 1979-97 Canada + Germany (Solms)(filter E-39): - Black chrome 11310 1992-97 Germany: - Chrome 11311 5 1997 Germany: - Current Black Asph. = 13131 - Current Chrome Asph.= 13132 Michael Garmisa wrote: >Same quesion for the 1.4/35 summilux VERSIONS OF THE SUMMILUX 35 FOR M: 1 1960-66 Canada(filter E-41): - Chrome for M2 = 11870 - Chrome RF for M3 = 11871 1961-66: - Black for M2 = 11869 - Black RF for M3 = 1872 2 1966-96(serie VII) (slight improvement, maybe coating only): - Black chrome = 11870 Canada and Germany (Solms) (focusing levers:early types with infinity lock, later don't) 1966-74 (serie VII): - Black RF for M3 = 11871 Canada 1992-96 (serie VII): - Titanium finish = 11860 Germany (Solms) 3 1991-94 Germany (filter E-46): - Rare Black chrome ASPHERICAL = 11873 4 1994 Germany (filter E-46): - Current Black chrome ASPH. = 11874 1996 : - Current Silver chrome ASPH. = 11883 - Current Titanium finish ASPH.= 11859 Lucien