Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thank you for the answer. The lens has maximum aperture 12.5 so according to your mail it is so called pre-war. I write "so called" because Lucien has given the exact year: 1940. So it was during the war for Poland and pre-war for some other countries. BTW: YES I live in Wroclaw Chris At 13:11 8.06.98 +0200, you wrote: >Hi Chris, > >I just bought the Leica Pocket Guide this morning, and this is my first use of >that neat little book! It says that production of Leica IIIC recommenced in >1946 with serial numbers starting at 400001. Production volumes are 5000 in >1946 and 15000 in 1947. Based on that, you camera should be from 1947. > >It is more difficult for the lens. As clues you can look at the smallest >aperture: if it is f12.5 you have a pre-war lens, f16 is post-war. But >substantial numbers were produced *during* the war, and the book does not give >the exact year of the change. > >I cannot help with price info. > >By the way, do you live in Wroclaw? > >Nathan