Updated 02-September-2007 af Niels H. S. Nielsen.
This list covers lenses from the Leica R series (SLR), the Leica M and the screw mount series (Rangefinder).
If you furthermore wish to determine which the model or generation you have of that particular vintage Elmar, Elmarit, Summicron ... or perhaps which hood is designed for your particular leica lens - then look at the pointers at the bottom of this page.
If you are looking to determine the age of your vintage Leica camera based on serial number, you may find some of the references on the Link page useful.[Danish] Liste over Leica objektivers produktionsår med udgangspunkt i serienummeret (1933 and 2000).
| Leica
M/R/SM Serialnumbers Start - End: Production year | |
156
001-195 000: 1933 195 001-236 000: 1934 236 001-284 600: 1935 284 601-345 000: 1936 345 001-416 500: 1937 416 501-490 000: 1938 490 001-538 500: 1939 538 501-565 000: 1940 565 001-582 294: 1941 582 295-593 000: 1942 593 001-594 880: 1943 594 881-595 000: 1944 595 001-601 000: 1945 601 001-633 000: 1946 633 001-647 000: 1947 647 001-682 000: 1948 682 001-756 000: 1949 756 001-840 000: 1950 840 001-950 000: 1951 950 001-1 051 000: 1952 1 051 000-1 124 000: 1953 1 124 001-1 236 000: 1954 1 236 001-1 333 000: 1955 1 333 001-1 459 000: 1956 1 459 001-1 548 000: 1957 1 548 001-1 645 300: 1958 1 645 301-1 717 000: 1959 1 717 001-1 827 000: 1960 1 827 001-1 913 000: 1961 1 913 001-1 967 100: 1962 1 967 101-2 015 700: 1963 2 015 701-2 077 500: 1964 2 077 501-2 156 300: 1965 | |
2 156
301-2 236 500: 1966 2 236 501-2 254 400: 1967 2 254 401-2 312 750: 1968 2 312 751-2 384 700: 1969 2 384 701-2 468 500: 1970 2 468 501-2 503 100: 1971 2 503 101-2 556 500: 1972 2 556 501-2 663 400: 1973 2 663 401-2 731 900: 1974 2 731 901-2 761 100: 1975 2 761 101-2 809 400: 1976 2 809 401-2 880 600: 1977 2 880 601-2 967 250: 1978 2 967 251-3 013 650: 1979 3 013 651-3 087 000: 1980 3 087 001-3 160 500: 1981 3 160 501-3 249 100: 1982 3 249 101-3 294 900: 1983 3 294 901-3 346 200: 1984 3 346 201-3 383 200: 1985 3 383 201-3 422 890: 1986 3 422 891-3 455 870: 1987 3 455 871-3 478 900: 1988 3 478 901-3 503 150: 1989 3 503 151-3 540 467: 1990 3 540 468-3 583 830: 1991 3 585 831-3 610 680: 1992 3 610 381-3 644 475: 1993 3 644 476-3 677 030: 1994 3 677 031-3 730 290: 1995 3 730 291-3 770 920: 1996 3 770 930-3 818 624: 1997 3 818 625-3 857 849: 1998 3 857 850-3 882
996: 1999 3 882 997 ->: 2000 -> |
Please note that the list above is circulating in various mailinglists on the internet. I take no responsibility for its correctness. Please let me know it you have knowledge of errors or numbers newer than 2000.
Although the year of production is useful when determining which generation of a lens you may have, it is not always sufficient information. Erwin Puts has compiled two lists of M-Lenses and R-lenses which in combination with the list above can give you much more information - especially if you are looking for second hand Leica Lenses - filters and hoods.
[Danish] Ovenstående liste er i circulation på diverse mailinglister på internettet. Jeg kender ikke dens oprindelse og kan derfor ikke stå inde for dens nøjagtighed. Hvis du har informationer om serienumre efter 2000, så lad mig endelig høre.