Left: Even the Leitz brown wrapping paper is stamped with the same block and hand written serial numbers. Note that both the serial numbers of the body as well as the lens are hand written beneath. Right: The stamped product code on the bottom of the box, LOOPN indicating a IIIf with a 5cm Elmar lens. In addition, both the body serial number as well as that of the lens were clearly marked on both the box as well as the shipping wrapper. Note that the box is labeled with the code LOOPN, the code for the model IIIf body with the 5 cm f/3.5 Elmar lens (shown to the left mounted on a Leica If). Leica owners are a meticulous lot, thankfully. However, as can be seen below, it was also accompanied by the original blue-star tissue paper and the original Leitz Wetzlar brown shipping wrapper. This camera is one of the more unusual acquisitions because it arrived in the original box with the original inspection tags (above). The nose of this example is threaded to accept the TUVOO 2.8cm adapter (see other Leica pages from the Home Page). This example is #85598 which is engraved with the 8.5cm instead of the 7.3cm focal length. .serial number on the Leica X1 On the Leica X1, unlike other Leica Ms and digitals where the serial is on the hotshoe, the serial is actually on the. Many variations appeared over the 23 years of of production. This lens was made in 1951 (887,306) focuses down to 1m and has a minimum aperture of f/22.Īlso shown is the VIOOH straight-sided viewfinder that was introduced in 1940. The Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 lens also shown was made from 1949 to 1960. The camera shown has the early shutter speed progression indicating that it is not the light weight shutter that was introduced in both Black Dial and Red Dial va riations beginning in 1952. Above: The original Elmar lens with matching serial number.
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