Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Get out your loupe and take a look at the black ring surrounding the front lens. This is the proper location for a serial number. If it isn't there, then the lens is quite old as only the very early ones had no #. Ken Wilcox At 6:16 -0400 4/21/1, a fine scholar, Michael E. Bérubé wrote: >Today I traded a mint and boxed 25/4 C/V Skopar with Sherry K. for an >awesome little Elmar 5cm/3.5 at the PHSNE show in Waltham, MA. I couldn't >get used to the 'scale focus in Meters' thing on the Skopar. I still think >in feet and found myself shooting at f/4 alot where the great DOF didn't >help all that much. I also wanted a small Leitz 50 for the IIIc. (I can >finally participate in the FOM2 project again!) > >The Elmar has the old f/3.5, 4.5, 6.3, 9, 12.5 & 18 apertures, (flawless >glass) and 'mtr' and 'Germany' but no SN that I can find inscribed on the >base. > >Anyone have an idea of approximately how old it is? > >Thanks in advance. >Michael E. Berube >http://www.GoodPhotos.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>