Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, Curiosity made me look up mine whose serial number is 12404xx. Mine does have cut-off switch. My conclusion is that very earlier SLMOT bodies were made in black enamel finish with cut-off switch. These are rarer than the regular black chrome SLMOT. Best Wishes, David At 08:39 PM 12/14/98 +0100, you wrote: >thibault collin wrote: > >> I just read the following : >> about 1080 SLmot were built starting from #1336991. >> and what's strange? >> Mine has number #1262711! >> Does anyone understand? > >Thib, > >Here is a copy of my post of May 21, 1998 > >------------------------------------------------ >According to various books and Leica serial numbers lists, >(Rogliatti, Sartorious, Laney etc..) >the production figures of : > >SL-Mot = 980 >SL2-Mot = 1,020 > >Total = 2,000 > >After research, I think it's much more than that. > >1)None of the Black paint SL-Mot are in those lists. >(Ex. Lager and mine) They have SL numbers. >(Mine is 12403XX = 1969-70) >The first SL-Mot in the list is from 1972 (1336991) > >2)As you can see in my former post >(Re: [Leica] Leicaflex SL2MOT) >there are several SL2-Mot not in the lists also. > >3)Furthermore, the serial number of the SL/SL2-Mot Motors >seem to start at 1,000. >(In the Motor instruction manual dated from 4/69, >the number engraved is 1.006) >My SL-Mot motor is the 1.20X, >and I have an orphan SL2-Mot Motor which is nr 4.35X. >That give us more than 3350 motors produced. > >Will we ever know the truth ?? > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >Lucien > >