Re: [Leica] 19mm/f2.8 Elmarit-R. How to tell the difference between the old and current design ?

[Leon Davenport <leonjdav@pacbell.net>]

Call Leica Camera USA headquarters in New Jersey.  I had a variety of older
Leica lenses that I wanted to find out when they were made.  I talked to
someone in service and he was nice enough to look up the serial numbers of
all of my lenses.  The number is 1-800-222-0118.

According to a table from the Brian Bower's book Leica Refelex Photography
the old style takes E 82 filters and has a minimum aperture of f/16.  The
new one has built in filters and stops down to f/22.

You are correct.  Leica can install the ROM contacts in many of their
lenses.  I had two made in the 1970's that the rom contact were available.

Leon.

> From: Pitak Chenkosol <pitakc@ee.pdx.edu>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 01:18:52 -0800 (PST)
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] 19mm/f2.8 Elmarit-R. How to tell the difference between the
> old and current design ?
> 
> 
> 
> Dear LUGGERS,
> 
> How can one tell the difference(s) between the old and the current design
> of the 19mm/f2.8 Elmarit-R lens?
> 
> What will version of the lens with serial # 36935xx be? I came across this
> lens and am wondering if it is the current design. It has a ROM contact
> built-in but this can be installed in a non-ROM lens (from what I understand).
> 
> Thank you in advance for any info.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pitak
> 
> -- 
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