Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/6/00 5:14:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, belinkoff@earthlink.net writes: << I have found a Summicron - M 50mm lens for sale in near mint to mint > condition. However the serial # 3501960 seems a little old to me. Can > anyone tell me if this lens is in the series just before the present day > 50mm with the built-in hood and the approximate date of manufacture. >> According to Sartorius, the Summicron-M was intro'd in 1994, with built-in hood and same glass as its immediate predecessor with separate hood, from 1979, which began with SN c.2,967,000. I have this model, and it's a very potent performer. According to the Leica Pocket Book, the serial number indicates manufacture in about 1989, I would guess. The latest year they show is 1987, which ended at 3455870. Code numbers are 11819 for black and 11825 in chrome. Technically, the lens is evidently not a Summicron-M but a Summicron, and you might suggest to the seller that it should fetch a lower price, if it has been advertised as the M model. Joe Sobel