Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The original shade for the early 50mm f2.8 Elmar was the ITOOY which was also known by the code 12580* later on. The later lenses came with 12585 which would be the easiest to find but only came in black. John Collier *Lens shades often retained the same code even though they changed. A good example of this is the shade for the 135mm Hektor (and others) which changed mount widths but not code. I am not familiar with the ITOOY shade so I can not say if this happened to it. > From: Gary Klein <leicaman_99@yahoo.com> > > I am interested in obtaining the correct lens shade for my newly > refurbished 50mm f2.8 Elmar lens in M mount. From what I found via the > serial number archives it was produced in 1957, which makes it a mere 42 > years old. > > Since I am not as well versed as many of you are in the quirky Leitz > numbering system, can you help me in finding out exactly what I need? I of > course am going to have to obtain a "vintage" part to pull this off. > >