Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:50 AM 9/23/97 -0400, Stephen Kobrin wrote: >Marc noted that Summitars were produced from 1939-1955. Does anyone have >an idea of how to estimate the date of production from the serial number? >I just traded my decent, if a bit hazy, Summitar for one with very clean >glass and I amazed at the difference. Stopped down, I cannot tell the >difference between B&W prints from it and my collapsible Summicron 50. >Mine has a serial number of 750XXX. As I have always assumed that the one >million mark was hit about 1950, am I correct in assuming it is a late >1940s vintage? If so, it has certainly held up better than its owner! 1949. There is a specific list of production years to 1993, I believe. Mine only run to 1988, but I believe Rogliatti's latest book has an update to '93. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!