Elmar (II) f= 9 cm 1:4

• Leica Order No. - ELANG LLC -
• Production era - 1933-1953 < 107,480 lenses
• Variants - Black, all chrome (1946-1953), opthalmology (OPT) and Wehrmacht Heer (WH) versions, later versions have black Vulcanite on the ring nearest the camera (covering the screw, a black dot takes the place of the arrow indicator) the cutaway lens is this type
• Lens mount - Leica Screw-thread
• Type - As camera lens + optical cell unscrews for use with focusing adapter 16464 on Visoflex
• Number of lenses /groups - 4 /3
• F stop range - f/4-f/36
• Closest focusing distance - 1 m
• Smallest object field -
• Diaphragm setting /type - 15-blade
• Angle of view diagonal - 27 degrees
• Filter type - A36
• Accessories - Viewfinder: SOOUT, SGVOO - Case: ETINI
• Materials -
• Dimensions (length x diameter) -
• Weight - 250 g /0.55 lb
• Inscription - Elmar f=9cm 1:4 No6xxxxx Ernst Leitz Wetzler

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• On the street - $US 90 (black) - 1,400 (chrome) in 2010 - €EU 360 (black) in 2015
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Elmar (II) f= 9 cm 1:4 Serial Numbers

Serial numbers compiled from known lenses and Puts Pocket Pod.pdf
* Lens 969262 is Elmar 3.5/5cm (Westlicht Lot 68/03)
** Lens 1010059 is M-collapsible
^ Lens 566204 & 566318 are Elmar 4 /9 cm
^^ Lens 450068* is a Elmar 4 / 9 cm (from the Fontenelle Archive)

SN Start	SN End	Product	Year	Total
-94181	unknown-	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black.nickel)	-1932	unknown
-135236	135864-	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1933	627+
165001	166000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1933	1000
177001	178000	Elmar 90 mm 1:4 (black)	1933	1000
220101	222000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1934	1900
260001	261000	Elmar 90 mm 1:4 (black)	1935	1000
283551	284500	Elmar 90 mm 1:4 (black)	1935	950
295001	297000	Elmar 90 mm 1:4 (black)	1936	2000
320001	322000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1936	2000
355001	356000	Elmar 90 mm 1:4 (black)	1937	1000
372001	375000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1937	3000
411001	415000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1937	4000
450001^^	450500	Elmar ^^95 mm 1:50^^	1938	[500]
453001	460000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1938	7000
516001	520000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1939	4000
556001	557000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black-WH)	1940	1000
565001	566000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1941	1000
566001	^ 566500	^ Hektor 7.3 cm 1:1.9	1941	[500]
575001	575200	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1941	200
576201	577000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1941	800
583501	583682	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1942	182
590001	590200	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1942	200
592001	593000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black)	1942	1000
596001	597000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1945	1000
606001	607000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1946	1000
615001	616000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1946	1000
633001	633100	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1947	100
635001	637000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1947	2000
645001	647000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (black+chrom)	1947	2000
657001	677000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom)	1948	20000
696001	699000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1949	3000
718001	721000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1949	3000
756001	760000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1950	4000
807001	810000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1950	3000
836001	840000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom)	1950	4000
872001	880000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom.OPT)	1951	8000
958001	959000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1952	1000
960001	965000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom)	1952	5000
967001*	972000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1952	5000
1010001**	1010200	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom)	1952	200
1035001	1040000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom)	1952	5000
1080001	1083000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom+OPT)	1953	3000
1111001	1113385	Elmar 90 mm 1:40 (chrom+OPT)	1953	2385
1113438	1114000	Elmar 90 mm 1:40	1953	563
TOTAL	ASSIGNED	SERIAL NUMBERS	1933-1953	107,480