Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome to the list Eric. I haven't found any lens serial number lists on the web either. The last redesign started at the 29 range. A number near the 4 million mark implies fairly recent production so I would assume the built in hood version; which is the latest version. I have a Summicron alleged to be late last model production that starts 33XXXXXX. My DR Summicron serial number starts 2233 and was late-mid sixties production to give some feel for time/production. The earliest Summicrons were sub-million 92 in the 1952-53 era as a rough guide. As to the code number Leica has a model number for just about everything so perhaps your dealer was thinking you were asking for Leica's earlier practice of naming their products. An example would be SBOOI for a 50mm bright line finder which also had a product number 12015. I hope this helps, Don dorysrus@mindspirng.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html