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*'''Leica Order No.''' -  XEMOO  '''LLC''' -  124
*'''Production era''' -  1936-1950; 6,190 lenses 
*'''Variants''' -  2 ring (rare), 3 ring, 4 ring (1939 lens shown) and Taylor-Hobson versions (see Forum Discussion [2] [3] & [4] below} 
*'''Lens mount''' - Leica Screw-thread 
*'''Number of lenses /groups''' - 7 /5
*'''F stop range''' - f/1.5-f/9
*'''Closest focusing distance''' - 1 m
*'''Smallest object field''' -
*'''Diaphragm setting /type''' -
*'''Angle of view''' diagonal - 40 degrees
*'''Filter type''' -  
*'''Accessories''' - Folding hood: [[XIOOM]]  
*'''Materials''' -  Chrome plated brass and a few in nickle in 1936
*'''Dimensions''' (length x diameter) -
*'''Weight''' - 300 g /10.58 oz
*'''Inscription''' - Leitz Xenon f 5cm 1:1,5 No426xxx D.R.P.
*'''Designer''' - Horace William Lee - Taylor-Hobson - 26 Dec 1930

== Comment ==
*'''On the street''' - $US 550 (KUP) - 400 (CHROM) in 2010
*'''Forum discussion'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/19478-lens-iii-mod-f.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/19478-lens-iii-mod-f-2.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/45252-my-new-summarit.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/78730-little-6-a.html JCB's...a little]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/148693-taylor-hobson-xenon-5cm-f1-5-a.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/247545-summarit-v-xenon.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/359926-old-lens-quality.html]
*'''Reviews'''
** [http://www.luciolepri.it/lc2/marcocavina/articoli_fotografici/Leitz-Summilux-M_50_1,4/00_pag.htm Marco Cavina 1]
** [http://www.marcocavina.com/articoli_fotografici/50mm_Leica_a_telemetro/00_pag.htm Marco Cavina 2]

== Xenon f= 5 cm 1:1.5 Serial Numbers ==

{| class="prettytable"
!SN Start
!SN End
!Product
!Year
!Total
|-
|270001||270004||Xenon f= 5 cm 1:1.5 ||1935||4
|-
|288001||290000||Xenon f= 5 cm 1:1.5 (3-ring) (Taylor-Hobson)||1936||2000
|-
|375501||377000||Xenon f= 5 cm 1:1.5 (3+4-ring) (Taylor-Hobson)||1937||1500
|-
|426001||427000||Xenon f= 5 cm 1:1.5 (3+4-ring)||1938||1000
|-
|490001||492000||Xenon f= 5 cm 1:1.5 (3+4-ring)||1939||2000
|-
|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||1935-1939||6,504
|-
Serial numbers compiled from known lenses and [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/images/3/3e/Leica-puts-pocket-book.pdf Puts Pocket Pod.pdf]<br>