LEICA LEITZ 28MM SUMMARON F5. 6 SNOOX SM SCREW MOUNT LENS, CAPS LATE RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:42476533 | Maximum Aperture: f/5.6 |
| Brand: Leica | Type: Telephoto |
| Mount: Screw Mount | MPN: Does Not Apply |
Description
-Serial #1875427
-Chrome finish
-Made in Germany in 1961
-Brass body construction
-Red scale meter focus markers
-Very compact and lightweight; great for travel and street photography
-This is THE ORIGINAL vintage Summaron that they recently reintroduced as a Summaron-M. An all time classic, compact PANCAKE style super wide lens. Really fantastic. Very well built. Beautiful in every way!This is a particularly nice and rare e...xample. Regular production of this lens was from 1954 and made every year until 1961. 10 batches total with a total production of just over 9000 of these lenses made.
This is the LAST year and actually the 73rd last lens before regular production stopped all together.12310011231100Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)195410013250011325500Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)195550013630011363500Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)195650014120011413500Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)1956150014771011477600Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)195750015015011502500Summaron 2.8 cm 1:561957100015370011537500Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)195750015570011558000Summaron 2.8 cm 1:561958100016770011680000Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56*19592969
18750011875500Summaron 2.8 cm 1:561961
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22797512279800Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (S)19685024991012499150Summaron 2.8 cm 1:56 (M)197150TOTALASSIGNEDSERIAL NUMBERS1954-19719, 169Note * there was a special run of additional 50pc pieces made in 1968 and another special order run of 50pc in 1971 but they are not part of the regular production that Leica made of this lens. This is a very LATE # lens and very nice to have! Hard to find and very nice condition.
Details
-6 elements 4 groups
-Aperture range: f5.6 - f22
-76° angle of view
-Cat No. 11501 (SNOOX)
Includes
-Front/rear lens caps
Cosmetics 9/10
-No dings, dents or marks
-Barrel is clean.
-A very nice example!
Mechanics 9/10
-Focusing is smooth
-Aperture clicks are crisp
Optics 8.5+/10
-No fungus, separation or scratches
-A very Very VERY faint amount of haze but barely noticeable.A fantastic lens and a rare example. LATE #. These are wonderful lenses and this one in particular is very nice! A pleasure to have and enjoy!
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