Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Colin wrote: > > Noel H. Charchuk wrote: > > > A friend on another group just purchased a IIIa, ser # 341768, with a > > Summitar 861198. Can anyone tell me the vintage on these two gems? Also > > the lens appear to be coated, has that been done later, or were they > > getting coated by this time? > > Thanks > > Noel Charchuk > > Noel, > > I think Jim's IIIa is from 1939 and his Summitar is from 1951. The lens > was coated from new. That lens will compare pretty well to the earlier > Summicrons. > > Colin Thank you, Colin and Noel for your help! I thought the lens perhaps looked a little too new to be of the same vintage as the camera. Regards, Jim - ----------------------------------------------------------- Collectible Cameras / Antique Phonographic Pages http://www.trailerpark.com/tequila/hanshaw/ - ----------------------------------------------------------- In Praise of Toy Cameras http://www.trailerpark.com/tequila/hanshaw/toycam.htm - -----------------------------------------------------------