Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 14:13 01.10.1997 -0700, Damian wrote: >With regard to the "funky stops" I quote the LHSA Collector's Checklist; >"Factory coated from Nr. 587,601 (1945). International stops from Nr. >611,000 approx. Hi Damian, Are you sure of 1945? Marc wrote to me: <<<<<As you will note from my book when you receive it, see footnote 172 on page 123. I have concluded that Leitz began lens coating, using a drip process and NOT the vacuum hard-coating Zeiss process, at 581,501 in 1941. The lens you are discussing -- 522,525 -- would probably have been coated after the War. Leitz offered this as a service until 1960 or so.>>>>> Best from my Summitar to your Summitar :) Alf