Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like you may have one of the last production runs made in Germany after production was shifted from Canada. I do not have a serial no. reference so I can verify. If so, these lens do not seem to have a problem with etchings developing on the rear elements. Prices are higher for this run of the production. I am sure there are expert LUG members who will know. I am not an expert. The last run did have a red 90 on the lens barrel, earlier runs did not. Robert Appleby and Sue Darlow wrote: > well, I never thought I'd be doing it but here goes: > I'm renting a second hand lens from a shop here for a shoot, and I'm > curious to know what it is i've got: a Tele-Elmarit 90/2.8 #2257612 with 90 > engraved in small white numbers to the right of the DOF scale. Is this fat, > thin, when was it made? It's close to mint. I'm curious because the shop is > selling it for around US$900, which seems a lot to me for such a lens, > given the price of the new Elmarit-M. Maybe it has some collectability > significance? More likely the stupid prices of leica gear, even secondhand, > in Italy. > Thanks for any info. I won't be buying it whatever! > Ciao > Rob. > Robert Appleby and Sue Darlow > Via Bellentani 36 > 41100 Modena > Italy > Tel/fax [39] 059 303436