Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/28
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<<OTFOO-I don't see this one, is it a humerous one you made up?, or possibly
you mean an OTZFO, a focusing mount for lens heads on a Visoflex.
BTW LUG collectors, do most of you pronounce the codes (where possible) or
spell them out when speaking about them?>>
The fun is in trying to pronounce them. I had Otfoo for lunch at the Panda Express!
Bob Rose
>>> Nick Hunter <nhunter1@mindspring.com> 04/27 3:21 PM >>>
Dave Munroe wrote:
>OK, I have a confession: I have been unable to find the
>reference which translates the Leica language of NOOKY,
>SOOKY, OTFOO, et al., into photographic terms.
>
>What is the scheme and story behind this encoding?
>
>A pointer to this information, or better yet - posting
>it, would be appreciated.
Dave:
For a long time Leica used five-letter codes as catalog "numbers". Around
1960, they switched to the more boring six-digit numbers now in use.
Laney's "Collectors guide" (Hove Books) covers them, and they are also
listed in the inexpensive pocket guides, also from Hove. I don't know of an
online reference.
NOOKY-close focusing device for old Elmar (BTW, ELMAR was its own codeword!)
SOOKY-Same for LTM Summicron/collapsible
OTFOO-I don't see this one, is it a humerous one you made up?, or possibly
you mean an OTZFO, a focusing mount for lens heads on a Visoflex.
BTW LUG collectors, do most of you pronounce the codes (where possible) or
spell them out when speaking about them?
Nick Hunter