- Leica m7 serial numbers year serial numbers#
- Leica m7 serial numbers year serial#
- Leica m7 serial numbers year series#
(I'd originally copied the thread to my Leitz folder before the Beck connection was posted) - my bad! John ** ** EDIT: Having looked fully down the second thread, from this new connection, it's clear that the 'prototype' is in fact a Beck Kassel unit the first version Trinovid at post #57:
Leica m7 serial numbers year serial#
Where did he originally post the information - especially the serial numbers? I looked but could not find it.Īnd of course I should have made it clear that I was only referring to the second - closed bridge - version of the Trinovid (doh!).įor those interested, there are clear photos of: Thanks for the definitive dating from Gary Hawkins. I don't know if there are fake Trinovids. There are numerous Zeiss binocular fakes and Leica camera fakes. When the Chinese 'one use' binoculars came on the scene it is very difficult to know the quality of a Russian binocular, or even whether it is fake. It seems the parts were just put together and quality control sometimes poor. The quality was very variable, some being poor.
Leica m7 serial numbers year serial numbers#
Russian binoculars were well marked until the break up of the Soviet Unionn, but in the chaos after the break up there are sometimes no serial numbers at all, just a date. Similarly TTH could date any lens, although shadow factories are probably not so reliable.
They have records that could take many lifetimes to go through. I also spent weeks at the Imperial War Museum. There are many volumes and I think these still exist, although maybe not very old ones from the 19th century. Possibly in pencil, but I can't remember from the 1980s when I sat for many days going through the ledgers. I went through Dallmeyer's original very large and thick ledgers.Įach lens made was written in by hand with dates etc. The Trinovid 2's had Uppendahl roof prisms and production of this binocular line stopped in 1988 to be replaced by the 'brick) Trinovid-3 line also made in Portugal.įor numbering of binoculars, cameras and lenses, I think that the only really accurate source are the makers records. Hengst in which he explains the why etc.), but because of many demands it started again with improved coatings etc. Production of the 7x35B was stopped for a couple of years (I have a letter from mr. Logos: 1965 black square with engraved white letters Leitz Wetzlarġ971: black circle with engraved in white Leitz Wetzlarġ976-1977: production transferred to Portugal, from then on red circle logo with engraved in white letters Leitz. 1983 7x35BA and 8x32BA with green rubber armor on the market.ġ985 10x40 BA/N introduced with enhanced close focus (5,5 m) In 1973 8x32B and 10x40B introduced.ġ979 7x42BA, 8x40BA and 10x40BA also in green rubber armor available. Black rectangular logo with white inscription Leitz.ġ968 7x42B Trinovid. Hard rubber eyecups and knobs for attachment of straps. Trinovid 2:introduced at the Photokin in 1963: 6x24 (only made until 1965, probably only 500 pieces), 8x32 and 10x40.
Leica m7 serial numbers year series#
First models of series 1: 8x40 and 7x42 launched in 1958. The history of the Leica Trinovids are described in detail by Gary Hawkins in 2007.
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