Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Elmar question
From: "Michael E. Bérubé" <MEB@goodphotos.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:21:02 -0400
References: <5.0.1.4.0.20010421175838.00aac6c0@206.34.200.40> <B70773BB.672A%howard.390@osu.edu> <l03130300b706849cc9c6@[216.40.161.63]>

"Eureka!"~ (quoth Pythagorus)
vis.: 603303X
(a very VERY tiny and faint SN.)
Is there an LTM lens SN chart handy online that anyone knows about?

:) Thank you Ken.
Michael

At 07:25 PM 4/21/01 -0400, a gentleman of the first calibre, Ken Wilcox wrote:
>Get out your loupe and take a look at the black ring surrounding the front
>lens. This is the proper location for a serial number. If it isn't there,
>then the lens is quite old as only the very early ones had no #.
>
>Ken Wilcox
>
>At 6:16 -0400 4/21/1, a fine scholar, Michael E. Bérubé wrote:
> >The Elmar has the old f/3.5, 4.5, 6.3, 9, 12.5 & 18 apertures, (flawless
> >glass) and 'mtr' and 'Germany' but no SN that I can find inscribed on the
> >base.
> >
> >Anyone have an idea of approximately how old it is?

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