hipsterdufus
Photographer?
So, I just took possession of a Leitz Minolta CL with the serial number 1036119. According to everything I've seen, this serial number should not exist. According to Cameraquest, these are the production serial numbers:
7/16/1971- 35 000 cameras - from nr. 1 300 001 till 1 335 000
2/25/1974 -15 000 cameras from nr. 1 395 001 till 1 410 000
6/7//1974 - 15 000 cameras from nr. 1 425 001 till 1 440 000
Does anyone have any ideas about what's going on here? Thanks in advance.
7/16/1971- 35 000 cameras - from nr. 1 300 001 till 1 335 000
2/25/1974 -15 000 cameras from nr. 1 395 001 till 1 410 000
6/7//1974 - 15 000 cameras from nr. 1 425 001 till 1 440 000
Does anyone have any ideas about what's going on here? Thanks in advance.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
Mis-engraved? Contact Leica and ask.
That's a Minolta serial number?
css9450
Veteran
I think there are numbers outside of those ranges. Maybe its a Leitz/Minolta CL vs. Leica CL thing?
Mine is 1038323.
Mine is 1038323.
hipsterdufus
Photographer?
I think CSS9450 nailed it. I e-mailed Peter Coeln at Leicashop and this was his response:
"Sorry your camera is within the numbers, we had quite a few around this number."
Mystery (if that's what you want to call it) solved.
"Sorry your camera is within the numbers, we had quite a few around this number."
Mystery (if that's what you want to call it) solved.
Palaeoboy
Joel Matherson
Splitimageview is correct. The serial numbers you have listed are for Leica's version of the CL the Minolta labelled versions had their own set of batch numbers. I have three and your number is withing 120 of one of those. So all is normal for a Leitz Minolta CL.