Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/11
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At 11:06 11.03.1998 -0600, you wrote:
>You mentioned that this was the first year that M2's did not have a self
>timer. Mine is sn#1021198 and has the self timer. I had dated it as a 1961
>model - Have I made a mistake?
Neal,
I don't think so. My information are from Laney "The Leica Collectors
Guide" (1995, German version, 2-nd ed).
He says (p 83) on the number of manufactures M2:
1961: 9.100 (chrome), - (D/A), 200 (black), 250 ELC.
Additionally, he gives the s/n for the cameras. The last M2 s/n (p 380)
were in
1960 1.011.001 - 1.014.000 M2
The next M2 s/n are
1961 1.017.501 - 1.017.900 M2
1.017.901 - 1.018.000 M2 ELC (Ernst Leitz Canada)
1.018.001 - 1.020.000 M2
1.020.101 - 1.020.200 M2 ELC
1.020.201 - 1.022.000 M2
[ The next are M3s, then some ELC M2's and M1's. The last 1961 number is
1.043.000 ]
Your s/n belongs into the last row, and the M2 should be built around the
end of spring in 1961.
These are all informations I can give to you. On the other hand,
Marc J Small repeatedly underlined, that Leitz has not always been
absolutely relibale (on many technical reasons) about their s/n and
year correspondence. But, maybe Laney has made a mistake. Sorry,
I can't give more info.
Best,
Alf
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