iMacfan , that definitely is a real -- but very old and very worn -- 5cm/f3.5 Leica Elmar lens...anyone who has handled any Leica product should be able to spot the real thing because the machining is very very good, as it is on this lens...the lens came from the factory without coating and in this condition [without seeing the condition of the glass] should be worth between $85 to $100 usd without front or real caps or Leitz leather case...as for the Leica screw-mount cameras, if they are being sold from Russia, they are almost always fake, regardless of what the seller says...Real Leicas, with very few exceptions are gold or gold-plated, none that I know of are pink, yellow, red, orange or whatever colors being offered...Very very few are special editions or made for the Swedish navy, the Germany Army, the German Luffwaffe, etc. Almost 100% of those are fake. Real ones of that kind are enormously expensive...Getting back to the Elmar, you will notice the serial number on the black ring around the lens...it's very hard to see but you can see it clearly in your photo...Fake Elmars very rarely have that feature...I believe I've told you more than you wanted to know...regards, bob [leica collector]...
