50mm Summicron Serial Numbers

• Summicron M 50mm Serial Numbers
• Leica Serial Numbers Vs. Production Year
• Leica's Worst Summicron 50mm F/2 Is One Of The Best (and ..
• Summicron R 50mm F2
• 50mm Summicron F 2

Serial numbers compiled from known lenses and Puts Pocket Pod.pdf. Lens 2359246 is Summicron 3.5 cm 1:2 (M-black.ELW) Lens superseded by 50mm f/2 Summicron-R II. 1979-today: LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2. LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2. This is the current model SUMMICRON, made of anodized aluminum. It also comes in chrome-plated brass. It adds a built-in telescoping hood for the first time in a 50mm SUMMICRON. LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2, M39 Screw Mount.

• The LEICA 50mm f/2 SUMMICRON with Near-Focusing Range is the greatest lens ever made by LEICA. This is LEICA's greatest 50mm lens ever, and 50mm is the most important. Voigtlander serial numbers have been published for many years. However, as more and more contemporary sources are located it has become apparent that many published.
• 50mm f/2 Summicron-M. From Leica Wiki (English) Jump to: navigation., search. 11819-black, 11826-black, 11825-silver, 11816-silver, 11624-titan, 11619-silver (S), 11615-silver-50yr.

• Leica Order No. - 11819-black, 11826-black, 11825-silver, 11816-silver, 11624-titan, 11619-silver (S), 11615-silver-50yr . LLC - 123

• Production era - 1979-Current < 94,573+ lenses

• Variants - Black Serial Nos. 2,974,251 to ? - Chrome Serial Nos. 2,909,101- ? 500 Titanium Serial Nos. - pre-1984 have focus tab - 1913-1983, RPS Centenary & Dutch Flag (11 826-DF) & Colombo '92 editions

• Lens mount - Leica M quick-change bayonet (Screw-mount in 1999 limited edition - see Forum discussion [1] [2] [3] [23] [24] below)

• Number of lenses/groups - 6 /4

• Focusing range - 0.7 m / 2.3 ft < ∞

• Aperture range - f/2-f/16 - with clickstops (including half values), 8 & 10-blade manual diaphragm

• Smallest object field/Largest reproduction ratio - 277 mm x 416 mm / 1:11.5

• Angle of view (diagonal, horizontal, vertical) - 47°, 40°, 27°

• Position of entrance pupil - 25.1 mm (related to the first lens surface in light direction)

• Scales - Combined meter/feet graduation

• Filter mount/Lens hood - Internal thread for screw-in filters size E39 / built-in, telescopic

• Accessories - Hood: 12585, 12538, 12549, 12550 or 12539

• Viewfinder - Camera viewfinder

• Materials - Black anodized aluminum; silver or titanium lacquered brass

• Focal length - 52.3 mm / 2 in

• Length to bayonet flange - 43.5 mm / 1.7 in

• Largest diameter - 53 mm / 2.1 in

• Weight - approx. 240 g - 8.5 oz (black or clear anodized) / 335 g - 11.8 oz (silver or titanium finish)

• Inscriptions - LEICA SUMMICRON-M 1:2/50 E39 XXXXXXX
  RPS ROYAL CENTENARY 1994 SUMMICRON-M 1:2/50
• Designer - Walter Mandler, Erich Wagner and Garry Edwards - May 16, 1977
• Leica Tech Data

50mm f/2 Summicron-M.pdf - courtesy Summilux.net

Erwin Puts (2002) Leica M-Lenses.pdf - pgs. 42 - 49

Comment

• On the street - $US 1,795 in 2008 - 1,090 in 2010 - €EU 1,390 in 2015
• Reviews
• Forum discussion
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50mm f/2 Summicron-M Serial Numbers

Summicron M 50mm Serial Numbers

In 1956, Leitz introduced a rigid version of the 50mm f2 Summicron, the revolutionary lens first offered as a collapsible version in LTM in 1953 and in M mount in 1954. The 1956 rigid version constituted a revised optical design with a harder front element and deeper rear element. A 'Dual-Range' M mount rigid version was also introduced at this time. Leitz produced this 'second version' rigid Summicron, both normal and dual-range, between 1956 and 1968.

Between 1960 and 1963, Leitz also produced 1160 copies of this rigid second version in LTM, making it one of the rarer and most valuable Summicrons produced. Of course, its rarity soon encouraged the assembling of fakes; the rigid Summicron's lens head can be unscrewed from the rigid mount, and Leitz complicated matters by supplying rigid mounts in LTM for a few years so that owners of M and LTM bodies wouldn't have to buy two lenses but could simply swap one lens head between two different lens mounts, M or LTM.

Leica Serial Numbers Vs. Production Year

The end result is that it's a good possibility that the LTM Rigid Summicron you're being offered for sale is a frankenlens and not a true factory assembled version. The situation becomes further confused in that the true focal length of the rigid Summicrons differed slightly, depending on the version – 51.6, 51.9 or 52.2 – while the LTM rigid mount required a specific 51.9 focal length lens head, and many of these self-assembled lenses contain 51.6 or 52.2 lens heads mated to LTM rigid mounts.

Leica's Worst Summicron 50mm F/2 Is One Of The Best (and ..

How can you tell you're looking at a rare factory assembled example instead of one made up from a replacement focusing mount and a non matching lens head? Fortunately, on the factory assembled models Leitz engraved the serial number of the lens both on the lens head and on the detachable lens mount. If these serials match, you've got a legit factory assembled LTM Rigid Summicron; if not, you've got a self-assembled frankenlens with potential focal length compatibility issues, one that can't claim to be among the 1160 produced by Leitz.

• Leica Order No. - 11819-black, 11826-black, 11825-silver, 11816-silver, 11624-titan, 11619-silver (S), 11615-silver-50yr . LLC - 123

• Production era - 1979-Current < 94,573+ lenses

• Variants - Black Serial Nos. 2,974,251 to ? - Chrome Serial Nos. 2,909,101- ? 500 Titanium Serial Nos. - pre-1984 have focus tab - 1913-1983, RPS Centenary & Dutch Flag (11 826-DF) & Colombo '92 editions

• Lens mount - Leica M quick-change bayonet (Screw-mount in 1999 limited edition - see Forum discussion [1] [2] [3] [23] [24] below)

• Number of lenses/groups - 6 /4

• Focusing range - 0.7 m / 2.3 ft < ∞

• Aperture range - f/2-f/16 - with clickstops (including half values), 8 & 10-blade manual diaphragm

• Smallest object field/Largest reproduction ratio - 277 mm x 416 mm / 1:11.5

• Angle of view (diagonal, horizontal, vertical) - 47°, 40°, 27°

• Position of entrance pupil - 25.1 mm (related to the first lens surface in light direction)

• Scales - Combined meter/feet graduation

• Filter mount/Lens hood - Internal thread for screw-in filters size E39 / built-in, telescopic

• Accessories - Hood: 12585, 12538, 12549, 12550 or 12539

• Viewfinder - Camera viewfinder

• Materials - Black anodized aluminum; silver or titanium lacquered brass

• Focal length - 52.3 mm / 2 in

• Length to bayonet flange - 43.5 mm / 1.7 in

• Largest diameter - 53 mm / 2.1 in

• Weight - approx. 240 g - 8.5 oz (black or clear anodized) / 335 g - 11.8 oz (silver or titanium finish)

• Inscriptions - LEICA SUMMICRON-M 1:2/50 E39 XXXXXXX
  RPS ROYAL CENTENARY 1994 SUMMICRON-M 1:2/50
• Designer - Walter Mandler, Erich Wagner and Garry Edwards - May 16, 1977
• Leica Tech Data

50mm f/2 Summicron-M.pdf - courtesy Summilux.net

Erwin Puts (2002) Leica M-Lenses.pdf - pgs. 42 - 49

Comment

• On the street - $US 1,795 in 2008 - 1,090 in 2010 - €EU 1,390 in 2015
• Reviews
• Forum discussion
  • [19][20]]

50mm f/2 Summicron-M Serial Numbers

Summicron M 50mm Serial Numbers

In 1956, Leitz introduced a rigid version of the 50mm f2 Summicron, the revolutionary lens first offered as a collapsible version in LTM in 1953 and in M mount in 1954. The 1956 rigid version constituted a revised optical design with a harder front element and deeper rear element. A 'Dual-Range' M mount rigid version was also introduced at this time. Leitz produced this 'second version' rigid Summicron, both normal and dual-range, between 1956 and 1968.

Between 1960 and 1963, Leitz also produced 1160 copies of this rigid second version in LTM, making it one of the rarer and most valuable Summicrons produced. Of course, its rarity soon encouraged the assembling of fakes; the rigid Summicron's lens head can be unscrewed from the rigid mount, and Leitz complicated matters by supplying rigid mounts in LTM for a few years so that owners of M and LTM bodies wouldn't have to buy two lenses but could simply swap one lens head between two different lens mounts, M or LTM.

Leica Serial Numbers Vs. Production Year

The end result is that it's a good possibility that the LTM Rigid Summicron you're being offered for sale is a frankenlens and not a true factory assembled version. The situation becomes further confused in that the true focal length of the rigid Summicrons differed slightly, depending on the version – 51.6, 51.9 or 52.2 – while the LTM rigid mount required a specific 51.9 focal length lens head, and many of these self-assembled lenses contain 51.6 or 52.2 lens heads mated to LTM rigid mounts.

Leica's Worst Summicron 50mm F/2 Is One Of The Best (and ..

How can you tell you're looking at a rare factory assembled example instead of one made up from a replacement focusing mount and a non matching lens head? Fortunately, on the factory assembled models Leitz engraved the serial number of the lens both on the lens head and on the detachable lens mount. If these serials match, you've got a legit factory assembled LTM Rigid Summicron; if not, you've got a self-assembled frankenlens with potential focal length compatibility issues, one that can't claim to be among the 1160 produced by Leitz.

A further complication in identifying a real factory produced version is that Leitz apparently produced them in dribs and drabs instead of one sequential run of 1160 consecutive serial numbers. According to Dennis Laney's Leica Collector's Guide, accepted serial number ranges for a legit copy are 1,599,XXX, 1,704,XXX, 1,706,XXX, 1,762,XXX, 1,763,XXX and 1,885,XXX, 'but, as always with Leitz, the fact that a lens falls outside of this range does not necessarily mean it is not original' [Laney's words]. The litmus test is the matching serial numbers.

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Film mahabharata bahasa indonesia full episode gratis. I was recently contacted by Bill Moretz, the owner of a reputable brick and mortar photo establishment in business since 1988 doing repair and photo lab services and equipment rental – asking me about a rigid Summicron he had in inventory he wasn't quite sure exactly what it was. I had him send me some pics, did a little research, and then asked him to remove the mount from the lens head to see if the serials matched. They did. His rigid thread mount Summicron is a rare factory assembled original, serial number 1,607,043. According to Bill, everything in great condition optically and mechanically.

Summicron R 50mm F2

Bill has asked that I put the word out through the blog that the lens is for sale, and I told him I'd be happy to do so in order that he might avoid the pitfalls of Ebay and the various ways dishonest buyers devise to scam honest sellers out of collectible items. He's asking $1950 plus insured shipping charges of $30 within the States. In my opinion, that's a great deal as I see undocumented versions with various optical issues offered from anywhere between $1700 on the low end to $2800-$3000 on the high end. It comes with the original matching Leitz hood and lens cap.

50mm Summicron F 2

If you're interested, contact me at leicaphilia@gmail.com.