Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23

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Subject: Re: Summitars
From: PeterJonWhite@PeterWhiteCycles.com
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:18:55 +0000

Does anyone have
> an idea of how to estimate the date of production from the serial number?

> Steve

Greetings.

According to the Leica Pocket Book, 6th edition, Published by Hove, a 
Leitz lens with a serial number 750XXX would have been produced in 
1949. So that lens would have been current with a post war IIIc, and 
it should be coated.

This book should be available at most larger camera stores. I got it 
at Hunt's in Melrose, Massachusetts. They also publish a nifty 
Accessory Guide to Leica. It comes in very handy when trying to 
decifer the codes you see in ads for Leica gear. For instance, if you 
wanted a 35mm viewfinder for a IIIc, the various finders are all 
listed with their codes. So when George Ury says he has a WEISO, you 
know exactly what he has.

Peter Jon White