Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Noel, According to my Leica Pocket Book, your IIIa would be from 1939 or 1938. The lens should be from 1946 or 1947. According to the guide, lenses from #857601 (1946) were coated. Nathan 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