Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have Summitar serial number 587658. It is definitely coated. A list I saw suggests mfg date of 1942. (The lens performs very well, by the way.) DOes anyone know if this lens coating is original, or added after manufacture? If Nathan's Leica Pocketbook is right, then my lens must have been coated after manufacture. Does anyone else have Summitars from around this serial number to check? Just curious. -Mark Walberg >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