View source for Summarex f= 8.5 cm 1:1.5

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*'''Leica Order No.''' - SOOCX  '''LLC''' - 167 
*'''Production era''' - 1943-1960 - 276 black, 4066 chrome units
*'''Variants''' -   Black - Chrome 2-band, 3-band and All-chrome
*'''Lens mount''' - Leica screw-thread and M-bayonet
*'''Number of lenses /groups''' - 7 /5
*'''F stop range''' - f/1.5 - f/16
*'''Closest focusing distance''' - 1 m
*'''Smallest object field''' -
*'''Diaphragm setting /type''' - 17-blade
*'''Angle of view''' diagonal - 28 degrees
*'''Filter type''' -  E58
*'''Accessories''' - Viewfinder: [[SGOOD]] Hood: [[ORQPO]]
*'''Materials''' -  
*'''Dimensions''' (length x diameter) -
*'''Weight''' - 800 g /1.76 lb
*'''Inscription''' - Ernst Leitz GmbH Wetzlar Summarex f=8.5cm 1:1.5 Nr.593xxx
*'''Designer''' - [[Max Berek]] - Aug 1936
*'''Tech Data''' - [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/images/3/3a/Puts-2002-M-lenses.pdf Erwin Puts (2002) Leica M-Lenses.pdf] - pgs. 60 - 62

== Comment ==

*'''On the street''' - $US 1,400 (black) - 800 (chrome) in 2010
*'''Reviews'''
** [http://www.luciolepri.it/lc2/marcocavina/articoli_fotografici/Berek_Summitar_Summarex/00_pag.htm Marco Cavina]
*'''Forum discussion'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/21456-your-favorite-leica-screw-mount-lens.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/21456-your-favorite-leica-screw-mount-lens-2.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/21456-your-favorite-leica-screw-mount-lens-3.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/22630-did-i-really-need-another-leica.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/22630-did-i-really-need-another-leica-2.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/77579-hektor-125-a.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/80397-little-19-a.html JCB's a little...IIIf]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/182084-fontenelle-archives-82-black-summarex-soocx.html Fontenelle archive]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/204795-summarex-filter.html] [http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/204795-summarex-filter-2.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/247248-versions-summarex.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/133261-summarex-85-1-5-a.html Repair]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/230635-leitz-summarex-85-f15-pictures/]

== Summarex f= 8.5 cm 1:1.5 Serial Numbers ==

{| class="prettytable"
!SN Start
!SN End
!Product
!Year
!Total
|-
|541053||541058||Summarex 90 cm 1:1.5 (black)||1940||6
|-
|593001||593500||Summarex 8.5 cm 1:1.5 (black+chrom)||1943||500
|-
|732001||732500||Summarex 8.5 cm 1:1.5 (chrome)||1949||500
|-
|823001||824000||Summarex 8.5 cm 1:1.5 (chrome)||1950||1000
|-
|940001||941000||Summarex 8.5 cm 1:1.5 (chrome)||1951||1000
|-
|1008001||1009000||Summarex 8.5 cm 1:1.5 (chrome) ||1952||1000
|-
|1151001||1152000||Summarex 8.5 cm 1:1.5 (chrome) ||1954||1000
|-
|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||1940-1954||5,006
|-
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>