Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wonderful initiative, Frank Thanks, Philippe Op 3-aug-07, om 18:26 heeft Frank Filippone het volgende geschreven: > I have been running a list of CVlassic M6 0.85 (HM) serial numbers > since the > camera was first announced. I have collected around 150 numbers, > scoured > from EBay ads, LUG members, etc. Only through the Internet has > this been > possible. There were 3130 cameras produced, so I have collected > around 5% > of all camera serial numbers. Not bad considering it was users' > generosity > that allowed it. > > The study was to try to establish the way in which Leica did their > serial > numbering ( blocks or contiguous) as well as establishing if the > product > were allocated to a specific country. Both these theories were old > time > habits of Leica. > > If you would email me privately as to the country the camera was > originally > purchased, and the engraving on the back of the camera, that would > complete > my data base. Note: I do not keep any data on the ownership, only > on the > camera itself. > > To see some of the data collected.. go to Stephen Gandy's website... > www.cameraquest.com more specifically http://www.cameraquest.com/ > m685.htm > Stephen was kind enough to allow this data to be published there > for all to > see.. > The last upgrade to the list was done some time ago, but I will be > updating > the info before the end of the year with a few more numbers. > > Thanks > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > ?? > > ric > > > On Aug 3, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> Thanks for that serial number..... it will be added to the list.... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >