Leica I (model C): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:45, 19 May 2010

Leica I shown with FOFER rangefinder and with "11 o'clock bell push" Elmar (I) f= 5 cm 1:3.5

Code words - LEOMU = LENEU + ELMAR, LEDRL = LENEU + EKURZ, LEFER = LENEU + EFERN (from the 1931 Leitz catalog)
Production era - 1930-1933, 10,226 cameras
Evolution - first Leica camera with interchangeable lens.
Variants - Early versions (1930-31 to serial no. 60500) were nonstandard screw mount. Later versions were standardized with the 39 mm screw mount; 3 IC's were made in a gold plated/ calfskin, Luxus version.
Designer - Oskar Barnack
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Serial numbers compiled from Puts Pocket Pod

SN Start	SN End	Product	Year	Batch
60001	60500	Leica I (nonstandard-mount)	1930	500
60500	71199	Leica I	1931	10700
142501	142700	Leica I Standard	1934	200
143751	143900	Leica I	1934	150
144401	144500	Leica I	1934	100
145601	145800	Leica I	1934	200
147176	147875	Leica I Chrom	1934	700
149351	149450	Leica I	1934-35	100
150851	151100	Leica I	1935	250
154801	154900	Leica I Chrom	1935	100
158301	158350	Leica I	1935	50
159201	159350	Leica I	1935	150
160376	160450	Leica I	1935	75
160701	161150	Leica I	1935	450
163401	163450	Leica I	1935	50
163951	164150	Leica I	1935	200
165301	165500	Leica I	1935	200
167751	168000	Leica I	1935	250
TOTAL	ASSIGNED	SERIAL NUMBERS	1930-19??	1

Leica I (model C) is superseded by Leica Standard (model E)

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 |60500||71199||Leica I  ||1931||10700
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-|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||1930-1931||12,700
+|142501||142700||Leica I Standard ||1934||200
+|-
+|143751||143900||Leica I  ||1934||150
+|-
+|144401||144500||Leica I  ||1934||100
+|-
+|145601||145800||Leica I  ||1934||200
+|-
+|147176||147875||Leica I Chrom ||1934||700
+|-
+|149351||149450||Leica I  ||1934-35||100
+|-
+|150851||151100||Leica I  ||1935||250
+|-
+|154801||154900||Leica I Chrom ||1935||100
+|-
+|158301||158350||Leica I  ||1935||50
+|-
+|159201||159350||Leica I  ||1935||150
+|-
+|160376||160450||Leica I  ||1935||75
+|-
+|160701||161150||Leica I  ||1935||450
+|-
+|163401||163450||Leica I  ||1935||50
+|-
+|163951||164150||Leica I  ||1935||200
+|-
+|165301||165500||Leica I  ||1935||200
+|-
+|167751||168000||Leica I  ||1935||250
+|-
+|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||1930-19??||1
 |-
 Serial numbers compiled from [http://www.imx.nl/photo/downloads/files/leicapocket_pod1.pdf Puts Pocket Pod]
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 Leica I (model C) is superseded by [[Leica Standard (model E)]]