Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The consensus on the 2.5/12.5cm Hektor seems to be that these lenses were manufactured first at Wetzlar and, later, in Canada, but what "later" means is uncertain: we may be speaking of January, '54, for the initial Wetzlar run and February for the Midland. Leitz produced lenses by blocks, so it is quite possible that a block of '53 numbers were reserved for any given lens which was not produced until '54. Finally, there are gross errors in the lens and camera-body lists which have not been resolved to this day, and which need the services of a fine scholar to work out. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!