It's probably a fair guess that many variations and special models which get collector's notice, did not get that much notice at the factory, so the serial numbers were just mixed in with the regular production for that model. The reality of it is that the list was not made with all the precision that Leica collectors might like, but then the list wasn't made by Leica collectors -- it was made by people simply trying to get their job done -- sometimes at the end of a long day at work. Of special note are the rare and expensive black paint bodies and military M's.
While the list is probably as accurate as we are going to have, it has long been accepted by Leica collectors that some real black bodies are "not on the list. To compound the problem, if you had friends in high places at the Wetzlar or Midland factories, special finishes or features could be ordered, and these would not appear on the "official" list.
As you might imagine, this makes documenting many unusual cameras almost impossible -- a nightmare for collectors, an income opportunity for forgers. For perhaps the first time, most Leica M Birthdays are also listed, to be more exact the assignment date of the serial block.
You know what this means another reason to have a Birthday party. Let's see, 6 Leicas, six new Birthday parties. Yet, the a motorized M2 was actually available five years earlier. Craftcraft offered to modify the M2, M1, or MP for motor use. It has a large separate battery pack, connected by coil similar to the separate battery pack originally used on the Nikon F.
A MOOLY like lever on the front on the camera connected the shutter release to the motor underneath the camera which was attached to a somewhat awkward vertical style handgrip.
Camcraft even offered "remote activating devices" on special order. Leica liked the Remodrive design so much they bought the rights and manufactured it themselves, turning it into the M2-M and M4-M motor! Production of the "Camcraft" and "Remodrive" is unknown, but limited. Ed: Please note earlier M3's could be updated by Leica and Leica authorized repairmen with later M3 features. The most common updates were updates from double stroke advance to single stroke advance, and the addition of the frameline preview lever.
He states production was stopped due to poor sales. You can find the serial number on the tube. Leica TL lenses. You can find the serial number on the mount ring. Leica Trinovid 1st generation. You can find the serial number on the strap lug. You can find the serial number on the expendable eye cup. Leica Ultravid. You can find the serial number on the sliding sleeve. Compact Rangefinders.
You can find the serial number on the nameplate. Leica Spotting scopes and eyepieces. You can find the serial number on the eyepiece mount. You can also search the Leica serial number lookup tool. Due to overlap the lenses are here: Leica lens serial numbers. The database of Leica cameras is set to display per page in order not to overload the memory of your browser. If your are looking for a specific Leica serial number year, at the bottom input the year that you want to look for, the database will list the available Leicas.
Here for example is the Leica year What if you want to check for something specific like the Leica M3 serial numbers?
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