Leica LTM Elmar/Hektor Black Barrel Database

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
Bill Snell said:
Walker, The 1933 Elmar is in great condition. Thought you might like to see acouple of shots.
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Bill, both of those shots are very nice. I like the colors and they show that the old uncoated lenses, if in good condition, are capable of first class results. I have a 1938 vintage 9cm Elmar on the way and I hope it'll do as well. My father's 1937 Elmar is well-worn but turns in outstanding results.

Thanks for posting thos pictures.

Walker
 
jkelly said:
Does anyone have a pic of their 9cm mounted on a Barnack body? I'm thnking of getting one for my IIIa, but it seems that it might be rather unwieldy.
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Here's a Leica III with the 9cm Elmar & Imarect Finder mounted. The quarter gives size reference. The combination is not in the least difficult to handle. It's actually a very nice combination.

Walker
 

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Forgot about my black Elmar: 9cm 1:4, s/n 596758, coated, meters, distance ring is ivory paint, not chrome, older f-stop numbers, f/36 minimum.
 

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VictorM. said:
Forgot about my black Elmar: 9cm 1:4, s/n 596758, coated, meters, distance ring is ivory paint, not chrome, older f-stop numbers, f/36 minimum.
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Victor, that's an interesting lens. It's a 1945 production and may be very late war-time or very early post-war. It's normally thought that lenses prior to serial number 600,000 were only coated if made for the military. Yours is close enough to perhaps be one of the earliest civilian coated lenses..... or one of the last military lenses. While 600,000 is a nice round number, who knows the exact number at which ALL Leitz lenses were coated? The ivory paint would seem to suggest that proper materials were difficult to come by when that Elmar was made. Thank you for sharing.

Walker
 
2maneekameras said:
13.5cm Hektor ƒ4.5-36 meters rfcoupled serial#4410xx uncoated. This lens came with my M3 including a ltm-m adapter which brings up the correct frame in the viewfinder. I also use this lens with my IIIa. attached image shows my home made lenshood.
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Your Hektor was made in 1938 and should be a fine lens. I like mine and I appreciate the information.

Walker
 
I just recieved a 90/Elmar, so I thought I'd add it to your list. This is the first one I've seen in the flesh - couldn't get over how tiny they are.

Sorry, no pics of it

Elmar f=9cm 1:4
Sn 596570
f4-36
Meters
coated
 
Elmar 9cm f4, #609188, metres, coated (I think), chrome base and distance ring otherwise black, old aperture stops
 
Just bought an Elmar 9cm/f4 serial #615778 (1946). Has an adapter so I can use it both on my M3 and IIIa. I don't know whether the glass is coated because I have not received it yet, but will post once I receive it. Pictures attached.
 

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jkelly said:
Just bought an Elmar 9cm/f4 serial #615778 (1946). Has an adapter so I can use it both on my M3 and IIIa. I don't know whether the glass is coated because I have not received it yet, but will post once I receive it. Pictures attached.
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I received the lens today, and it has coated glass.
 
I will join in on this, as I have just taken delivery of a 9cm Elmar. Serial Number is 596126, which makes it from 1945, if I am correct. It appears to be coated and distances are in meters. It is gorgeous.
 
I have a 9cm f4 Elmar #459333 (1938?), uncoated, focus scale in feet, f-stop numbers old-type, no photos yet, but otherwise identical in appearance to jkelly's lens in this thread. I bought it on eBay from the US about six months ago.
 
My Elmar is 9cm, serial # 576775 (1941 model), focusing in meters, aperture range f/4-36 in the "other" scale (4, 4.5, 6.3, 9, 12.8, etc.), uncoated. Came with bakelite case from a pawn shop in CA. Couldn't afford the camera, too. Still has the original owner's name on the case (an M.D., go figure).
 

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Hektor
13,5 cm
No. 241189
Focusing scale in Feet
Aperture range 4,5 - 36
Coated
Made in 1935?

I saw it at Photo Village a few years ago. Glass looked very hazy. They said $50, I said Ok. Took it home, un-screwed the front and found a layer of dust on the rear element. The glass is actually in great shape! Just looking into the barrel at the metalwork, they'd have to charge a thousand bucks if they made it like this today. Great for outdoor portraits.
 
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