Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:41 PM 11/13/97 -0500, David P Freeman wrote: >Is there a way to gauge the age of the lens from its serial number? >Also, has the optical or mechanical configuration of this lens model >changed since its introduction? Recent examples in mint/mint- condition >seem to be priced around the $1500 mark; would the extra $300 or so for >a newer specimen be money well spent? > The short answer is that, in Leica terms, the mere presence of a "Leitz Wetzlar" engraving on the nummernschild is no indicator of great age or worthlessness. It's been less than a decade since this changed: Leica was making superb lenses in the 1930's. There have been no changes in this lens. If your vendor is Tamarkin, he and his folks are crystal-clean and honour their return policy ruthlessly. I have been honoured on the occasions when I have purchased from them. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!