Leica Standard (model E)

1938 Leica IE, with a Leitz Elmar (I) f= 5 cm 1:3.5

• Code names - AROOG = ALVOO + ELMAR; AROOG CHROM = ALVOO CHROM + ELMAR per Farines List; and from 1933 catalog: LEMAX = LENOT + ELMAR and in 1933 NY catalog this combination was shown as LYSTA.
• Production era - 1932-1950; 13,545 in black; 13,680 in chrome cameras (ed. note: 12,229 less than the assigned numbers below)
• Variants - Last of the bodies with a top-set viewfinder and without a coupled rangefinder; late versions used a type III body, identified by the strap lugs and a plug on the front where the slow-speed dial would have been installed
• Body - aluminum with black lacquered, chrome or nickel plated brass top plate, base plate and knobs
• Size L x H x W - 133 x 67 x 33 mm / 5.2 x 2.6 x 1.3 in.
• Body weight - 368 g / 12.9 oz.
• Designer - Oskar Barnack
• Forum discussion
  • JCB's Standard
• Variants - Chrome -c- and black lacquer versions
• Brochures
  • 1932 (German)

Camerapedia Leica Standard

Leica Standard (model E) Serial Numbers

Serial numbers compiled from Puts Pocket Pod

SN Start	SN End	Product	Year	Batch
101001	106000	Standard (black)	1932	5000
114001	114050	Standard Chrom	1933	50
115901	116000	Standard Chrom	1934	100
123001	123580	Standard	1934	580
137401	137625	Standard	1934	225
138701	138950	Standard Chrom	1934	250
139901	139950	Standard	1934	50
141501	141850	Standard	1934	350
147001	147075	Standard	1934	75
101001	106000	Standard	1932	5000
114001	114050	Standard Chrom	1933	50
115901	116000	Standard Chrom	1934	100
123001	123580	Standard	1934	580
137401	137625	Standard	1934	225
138701	138950	Standard Chrom	1934	250
139901	139950	Standard	1934	50
141501	141850	Standard	1934	350
142501	142700	I Standard	1934	200
143751	143900	Leica I	1934	150
144401	144500	Leica I	1934	100
145601	145800	Leica I (black)	1934	200
147001	147075	Standard	1934	75
147176	147875	Leica I Chrom	1934	700
149351	149450	Leica I	1934-1935	100
150851	151100	Leica I	1935	250
152501	152600	Leica I Chrom	1935	100
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 (black)	1935	200
165301	165500	Leica I	1935	200
167751	168000	Leica I	1935	250
168851	169000	Leica I	1935	150
169201	169350	Leica I	1935	150
171551	171900	Leica I (black)	1935	350
172801	173000	Leica I	1935	200
173501	173650	Leica I	1935	150
175501	175700	Leica I	1935	200
177701	177800	Leica I	1935	100
179576	179800	Leica I	1935	225
180701	180800	Leica I	1935	100
182501	182700	Leica I	1935	200
183601	183750	Leica I	1935-1936	150
185501	185650	Leica I	1936	150
185701	185800	Leica I	1936	100
188301	188600	Leica I (black)	1936	300
191651	191750	Leica I	1936	100
193201	193450	Leica I	1936	250
194851	194950	Leica I	1936	100
196551	196750	Leica I	1936	200
197401	197500	Leica I	1936	100
200651	200750	Leica I	1936	100
201601	201700	Leica I (chrom)	1936	100
203301	203400	Leica I	1936	100
205501	205700	Leica I	1936	200
207401	207600	Leica I	1936	200
210401	210900	Leica I (chrom)	1936	500
212401	212700	Leica I	1936	300
213301	213600	Leica I (chrom)	1936	300
214401	214800	Leica I	1936	400
217301	217500	Leica I	1936	200
222301	222700	Leica I	1937	400
224601	224800	Leica I	1936-1937	200
233501	233700	Leica I (chrom)	1936-1937	200
239801	240000	Leica I (chrom)	1937	200
241701	241900	Leica I	1937-1938	200
244201	244400	Leica I (chrom)	1937-1938	200
244801	245000	Leica I	1937-1938	200
248401	248600	Leica I (black)	1937-1938	200
249501	249700	Leica I	1937	200
251301	251500	Leica I	1937	200
253601	253800	Leica I	1937	200
256401	256600	Leica I	1937	200
257601	257800	Leica I (Chrom)	1937	200
259801	259900	Leica I	1937	100
261801	262000	Leica I	1937	200
264801	265000	Leica I	1937	200
267901	268000	Leica I	1938	100
271101	271600	Leica I	1938	500
277505	277900	Leica I (chrom)	1938	396
278601	278800	Leica I	1938	200
286501	286800	Leica I	1938	300
291001	291200	Leica I	1938	200
291801	292000	Leica I	1938	200
292201	292400	Leica I	1938	200
293901	294000	Leica I	1938	100
295301	295400	Leica I	1938	100
296601	296900	Leica I	1938	300
299901	300000	Leica I	1938	100
300101	300200	Leica I	1938	100
300301	300400	Leica I (chrom)	1938	100
301601	301700	Leica I	1938	100
303801	303900	Leica I	1938	100
305701	305800	Leica I	1938	100
307501	308000	Leica I	1938	500
308301	308500	Leica I (chrom)	1938	200
309001	309200	Leica I	1938	200
312001	312200	Leica I	1939	200
312501	312800	Leica I	1939	300
313401	313500	Leica I	1939	100
314301	314500	Leica I	1939	200
316701	316900	Leica I	1939	200
318301	318500	Leica I	1939	200
320701	321000	Leica I	1939	300
322201	322700	Leica I	1939	500
325301	325400	Leica I	1938	100
327801	328000	Leica I	1939	200
329001	329400	Leica I	1939	400
330301	330500	Leica I	1939	200
330801	331000	Leica I	1939	200
333301	333600	Leica I	1939	300
341301	341500	Leica I	1939	200
342001	342200	Leica I	1939	200
348501	348600	Leica I	1939-1940	100
349051	349300	Leica I (chrom)	1940	250
352101	352150	Leica I (chrom)	1940	50
352901	353600	Leica I (chrom)	1940-1942	700
353801	354000	Leica I (chrom)	1942-1947	200
355001	355650	Leica I (NY-chrom)	1947-1948	650
TOTAL	ASSIGNED	SERIAL NUMBERS	1930-1948	35,506