Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: "Laurence Gadd" <lgadd@northriverpress.com> asked: >Can anyone help me with the meaning of a * at the end of my lens sn. It's a Canadian Summicron 90. It probably means that the serial number was re-used, perhaps because the original lens was written off. That's what using an * at the end of a serial number meant in the classic days of Leitz, but I don't know when (if ever) the practice was dropped. An * at the end of the designation was sometimes used for prototypes. The 5cm f2 Summitar* was a prototype Summicron. Regards, Doug Richardson