RFF Leica Serial numbers

Nugard

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Here, in this thread, I suggest every RFF member to sign their M-camera serial numbers.

The Idea of this belongs to Pirate:
Could we make a list of RFF Serial Numbers? It would be neat to see who has the next serial number in sequence after a fellow RFF member.

So, post your cameras photos and their serial numbers (one camera - one number). Beside the number write your nickname and from what country are you.

I, or moderators will edit this first post, to have all numbers in one BIG list...

So, mine a la carte Leica MP #3008243 (picture attached).

Example:

"M3 #1234567 (here you can write some special issues about your camera), nickname (here you can write your real name and Family name), (here you can write town), Country"

Things painted RED are necessary.
Information without photographs of a camera with serial number, will be DARK GREY in the list, so please add some photos ;)

Thinking about privacy policy:
(according to the page №5 of this thread, post #106, also you might want to read post #170 on the 7th page)

If you want to be anonymous - without regarding of a person, or country, but with cameras SN and a picture that you will send me PM. So, there will be a camera of anonym, with SN, and a story of modifing it, or other interesting things or storys about your exact camera?..


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RFF Leica Serial Numbers List:

Leica I*:

I #58734, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
I #149410 (1934), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix Arizona, USA.

Leica II*:

II #74510, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
II #89395, Ron (Netherlands), Netherlands.
II #100378 (1932), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix Arizona, USA.
II #185800 (post-war conversion), Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
II #216195 (asyn, post-war conversion), Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
II #275573, pphuang (Paul), NY.
IIf #572427 (1951), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix Arizona, USA.

Leica III*:

IIIf #151806, Pico, USA.
IIIa #277388 (1938), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix Arizona, USA.
III #314690 ("A gift from a former professor"), Mudman (Eric Jenks), Saratoga Springs, USA.
IIIb #347699 (1940), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix az.
IIIc #388497 ("Stepper", Black Paint Grey IIIC with a non K shutter), ravid905 (Dave Terrell), Canada.*
IIIc #409723, Ron (Netherlands), Netherlands. *
IIIc #466212, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
IIIc #484853 (1949, not original black paint), Jim Crutcher, Phoenix Arizona, USA.
IIIf #584855, TimeFreeze, NY, USA.
IIIf #599713, TimeFreeze, NY, USA.
IIIf #617363, Ron (Netherlands), Netherlands. *
IIIf #670848 (1953, RD), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix Arizona, USA.
IIIf #728490, pphuang (Paul), NY.
IIIg #861264, ZoomP, Singapore.
IIIg #879928, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
IIIg #890075 (1957), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix Arizona, USA.

Leica CL:

CL #1328445, Pico, USA.

Leica M2:

M2 #930601, tbarker13 (Tim Barker), St. Louis.
M2 #930919 (1958), cnphoto, Sydney, AUS.
M2 #935087 (button rewind, bought used in 1967 for $150), Doug, Central Washington.
M2 #936012 (1968), Pirate, USA.
M2 #945084 (first months of production too), SimonSawSunlight, Berlin, Germany.
M2 #948639, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
M2 #961403, Taylan, Turkey.
M2 #982317, johanbryggman (Johan Bryggman), Stockholm, Sweden.
M2 #990628, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
M2 #994090 (1960, purchased in 01.04.11) huntjump, San Francisco, CA, USA.
M2 #1046247, MaZo, Warsaw, Poland.
M2 #1051036 (1962), dragunov (Eugene Lee), Canada.
M2 #1051860 (1962, silver standard), Nathan Dodd, Pontypridd, South Wales, UK.
M2 #1104627 (1964), eieio (Puttipong S.), BKK, Thailand.
M2 #1108138 (chrome with contacts for Goldberg/Leica N.Y. motor drive), Tom A, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
M2 #1108231 (Masa Saita BP), ZoomP, Singapore.
M2 #1138779, TimeFreeze, NY, USA.
M2 #1143233 (1966), El Jonbre Grande (Jon Hammond), Perth, Western Australia.
M2 #1161945, Rogrund (Antti Sivén), Lund, Sweden.

Leica M3:

M3 #703492 (1955, Jagitsch BP Top Plate Only), wjlapier, SE Washington.
M3 #741695 (1955, DS) Rochester, NY USA.
M3 #778432 (1955), Pirate, USA.
M3 #779352 (1955, DS converted to SS with added frame selector, second owner, have receipt to prove it, originally bought in the Netherlands), CNNY, New York, NY.
M3 #779584 (DS), Stravinsky, Tarvisium, Italy.
M3 #781440 (1955), wjlapier, SE Washington.
M3 #784707, vsanzbajo, Berkeley, CA.
M3 #802280, Joe, Winston Salem North Carolina.
M3 #816243, Joe, Winston Salem North Carolina.
M3 #857976 (DS, selftimer pre-view, c.1957), SteveM_NJ, NewJersey, USA.
M3 #884528 ("Bought from a fellow in Australia (Kryzs)"), Mudman (Eric Jenks), Saratoga Springs, USA.
M3 #896911 (1957), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix aZ.
M3 #898915, useless generation (Mitch), Adelaide, Australia.
M3 #900789 (1957), cnphoto, Sydney, AUS.
M3 #926741, Vic, Northern California, USA.
M3 #928666 ("Got it from my grandpa last year but he bought it used back in '72!"), oskar.marus, Reykjavik, Iceland.
M3 #1025364, Penzes (István), Netherlands.
M3 #1026686, cosmonaut, North Georgia.
M3 #1038265, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
M3 #1056458 (1962), wjlapier, SE Washington.
M3 #1058712, pphuang (Paul), NY, USA.
M3 #1073408 (1963), Hilm3g, South Pasadena, CA.
M3 #1096606 (1964), eieio (Puttipong S.), BKK, Thailand.
M3 #1133168, Penzes (István), Netherlands.
M3 #1139689 (Lumire/Shintaro crinkled BP), ZoomP, Singapore.

Leica M4:

M4 #1176799 (veeery early.), SimonSawSunlight, Berlin, Germany.
M4 #1185943 (1967), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix, AZ.
M4 #1193221 (bought in 2009 from another RFF member from UK), nahlene, Shenzhen, GD, China.
M4 #1193258, bizarrius, Athens, Greece.
M4 #1212083 (1968), Pirate, USA.
M4 #1213504, waltere, USA.
M4 #1214054, ZoomP, Singapore.
M4 #1229292 (35/50/90. 135 frame is removed), benmacphoto, Philadelphia.
M4 #1247561 (Black Paint), Jeromie Stephens, Stafford, VA (Virginia).
M4 #1272625 (through RFF classifieds), pobe (Pontus), Uppsala, Sweden.
M4 #1273867 (consecutive, chrome, abused), Pico, USA.
M4 #1273868 (consecutive, chrome, abused), Pico, USA.

Leica M4-2:

M4-2 #1468896, ravid905 (Dave Terrell), Canada.
M4-2 #1506452 (Beat Up), Jeromie Stephens, Stafford, VA (Virginia).

Leica M4-P:

M4-P #1544357 (black w/Abrahamson Rapidwinder & Rapidgrip), Pico, USA.
M4-P #1549028 (1980), Penzes (István), Netherlands.
M4-P #1650169, JOE1951, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Leica M5:

M5 #1350964 (Well-used, black), P. Lynn Miller, Sydney, Australia.
M5 #1358983, chris7521, Alaska, USA.
M5 #1359134 (1973), Hilm3g, South Pasadena, CA.
M5 #1363596 (Black 3 Lug, Bubba, Feb/March 1973, M6 finder upgrade and CLA in c-a 2000. Previous owner - Vickko), DNG, Camby, Indiana.
M5 #1377831 (black paint), julianphotoart,Thousand Oaks, CA.

Leica M6:

M6 #1658998, samuco, Amsterdam.
M6 #1667335 (1984, originally bought in the Netherlands), CNNY, New York, NY.
M6 #1667847, Joe, Winston Salem, North Carolina.
M6 #1676888 (black paint), Stravinsky, Tarvisium, Italy.
M6 #1678919 (classic), helenhill, NYC.
M6 #1701988 (1986, was CLAd in Leica NJ in 08.2010 updated with black chrome MP pieces and CLA), wjlapier, SE Washington. *
M6 #1711276 (1987), andydg, California.
M6 #1724736, Tanel, Estonia.
M6 #1738457, Joe, Winston Salem North Carolina.
M6 #1781247, cosmonaut, North Georgia.
M6 #1784833, benmacphoto, Philadelphia.
M6 #1916770 (1992), Hilm3g, South Pasadena, CA.
M6 #2063164 (Black, M3 style wind lever), Rogrund (Antti Sivén), Lund, Sweden.
M6 #2174141 denrusso Syosset, New York, USA.
M6 #2296881 (Classic Black), Jeromie Stephens, Stafford, VA (Virginia).
M6 #2424281, Joe, Winston Salem North Carolina.
M6 #2432038 (classic, outfitted with black Leica dot), Renzsu, Amsterdam.
M6 #2432837, rizraz (rizal razak), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Leica M6TTL:

M6TTL #2466493, Bizarrius, Athens, Greece.
M6TTL #2469992, useless generation (Mitch), Adelaide, Australia.
M6TTL #2595744, chris7521, Alaska, USA.
M6TTL #2733299 (VF 0.85. "Third owner. Purchased NOS in 2004 near Albany, NY. Shipped off to Vancouver and then brought back to the East Coast to me!"), Mudman (Eric Jenks), Saratoga Springs, USA.

Leica M6TTL Millenium:

M6TTL #2500095 (0095/2000), Ron (Netherlands), Netherlands.
M6TTL #2501706 (1706/2000), ZoomP, Singapore.

Leica M7:

M7 #2781381, Karlo, Croatia.
M7 #2783664 (VF 0.85, MP style black chrome levers installed by DAG), wjlapier, SE Washington.
M7 #2851172 (black w/Abrahamson Rapidwinder & Rapiddgrip), Pico, USA.
M7 #2884308 (black w/Leica Motorwind), Pico, USA.
M7 #2884434 (x0.58), jcrutcher (Jim Crutcher), Phoenix az.
M7 #2884700, (VF 0.85), hlockwood (Harry Lockwood), Boston.
M7 #2885010 (2002), Hilm3g, South Pasadena, CA.
M7 #2885492, SteveM_NJ, NewJersey, USA.
M7 #2886277 (VF 0.58), Penzes (István), Netherlands.
M7 #3009507 (VF 0.58 black paint ala carte, black paint MP style levers, classic engraving), wjlapier, SE Washington.
M7 #3328244, Penzes (István), Netherlands.

Leica MP:

MP #2880643, 250swb (Steve), The Peak District, United Kingdom.
MP #2923069, Erik van Straten, Netherlands.
MP #2947583 (LHSA, 1968~2003 in grey hammertone finish), pphuang (Paul), NY. Sold in 2010 to R. Lau, who lives in Hong Kong.
MP #3008243 (a la carte), Nugard, Ukraine.
MP #3511365, Penzes (István), Netherlands.

Leica MP-3:

MP-3 #3026979 (LHSA, 0274/1000, silver), pphuang (Paul), NY.

Leica M8:

M8u #3101997 (chrome: shutter, VF upgrades), Doug, Central Washington.
M8 #3107522 (black: original), Doug, Central Washington.
M8 #3111389 (black, griptac recovered), Renzsu, Amsterdam.

Leica M9:

M9 #3836834 (black), Doug, Central Washington.



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* - Sold. New owner is unknown. If you are the lucky one, please let us known.



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Um, maybe we should talk about this first. I personally don't have a problem with it, and it would be good to actually post it because then it's showing publicly that I have it, own it, etc. However, I know a lot of people don't want to give out their entire serial number. How about if we hear from them first as to why we shouldn't post them, then maybe we can find a way to do this that will make everyone happy. Just a thought.
 
As I stated in my original post that Nugard is referring to, I thought it would be cool to see who has consecutive numbers - such as... Tom has #1234, Bob has #1235, type of thing. Also, with all the buying/selling/trading going on here, it would be neat to see where some of your old gear is now. Maybe you'd like to find it and see about buying it back, or talk to someone who owns it now.

Mostly, the consecutive serial number thing is what sparked my interest in this, but it would also help to have a data base of the numbers for record. That was my thinking on it anyway.
 
Um, maybe we should talk about this first. I personally don't have a problem with it, and it would be good to actually post it because then it's showing publicly that I have it, own it, etc. However, I know a lot of people don't want to give out their entire serial number. How about if we hear from them first as to why we shouldn't post them, then maybe we can find a way to do this that will make everyone happy. Just a thought.

Well, I guess, there are men, who might think that their cameras were stollen, or loosen...

Why? Just wondering.

Frank, that's a good question, thought...

I think it's kind of idea, that somebody in Australia (for example) might have a nearest to mine serial number, and maybe some day we will meet and take a shot of our two cameras standing side by side...

Also, this could be like a storyholder of some Leica cameras, cause lot of RFF members are selling cameras to other members, so this could be like a hole story of one exact camera, in one thread...
 
Something else to think about -- if we are going to do this, what is the best way? Something that everyone can see, like in the "RFF Polls" thread, maybe something at the top of the page?

Just listing the numbers in each post would be too hard to see them and find consecutive numbers and such.
 
Something else to think about -- if we are going to do this, what is the best way? Something that everyone can see, like in the "RFF Polls" thread, maybe something at the top of the page?

Just listing the numbers in each post would be too hard to see them and find consecutive numbers and such.

As i said... I (or a moderator, if i will be away) will edit my first post, so that every serial number will be there...
 
Sounds good to me!

1968 M4 #1212083
1955 M3 #778432

Ya know, we could even do this for lenses :D
 
Sounds good to me!

1968 M4 #1212083
1955 M3 #778432

Ya know, we could even do this for lenses :D

I don't know about showing some pictures of cameras... It might , make more interest to this thread and make it more pleasing to look at...:rolleyes:
 
Here we go!

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Serial Numbers of my gear....

Serial Numbers of my gear....

M4 Black Paint - 1247561
M4-2 Beat Up - 1506452
M6 Classic Black - 2296881

Jeromie Stephens - Stafford, Virginia
 

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Pirate - That made me laugh. Thanks, I've been on a photo-vacation for the past few days and I'm bummed about going back to a job that I really hate - tomorrow. Laughing always helps.
 
Erik van Straten, are you from Holland?.. Did I catch that right?.. :)
Sweet cameras you've got there...

Same goes to you Jeromie... BTW, is that a real black paint, factory made, not yourself?..



Also, fellows, please write your serial nimbers, so that I could copy it (less work for me, and also less posibility that I will make a mistake).
 
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Its not going to take much for this thread to stray off topic is it :)

But here is mine Leica MP #2880643


Steve
 
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