50mm f/2 Summicron-R II

• Order nos. - 11215-Leicaflex - 11216-R.only - 11345-ROM - 11217-R.only.Safari LLC - 123

• Production era 1976-2009, 99,736+ lenses

• Lens mount - LEICA R-bayonet for LEICA R3 to LEICA R9 with mechanical, and, for LEICA R8/R9, additional electronic exposure control

• Variants - Black, Safari green, R-only and 3-cam versions

• Number of lenses/groups - 6 / 4

• Focusing range - 0.5 m / 19.7 in < ∞

• Aperture range - f/2-f/16 - Preset diaphragm with clickstops (including half values), 6-blade fully automatic diaphragm

• Smallest object field/Largest reproduction ratio - 180 mm x 270 mm / 1:7.5

• Angle of view (diagonal, horizontal, vertical) - 47°, 40°, 27°

• Position of entrance pupil - 20.2 mm / 0.8 in (related to the first lens surface in light direction)

• Scales - Combined meter/feet graduation

• Filter mount/Lens hood - Internal thread for screw-in type filters E 55 / Built-in, telescopic

• Accessories - ELPRO close focusing attachments type 1 and 2

• Viewfinder - Camera viewfinder

• Materials - Anodized aluminum and optical glass

• Focal length - 52.5 mm / 2.07 in

• Length to bayonet flange - 41 mm / 1.6 in

• Largest diameter - 66 mm / 2.6 in

• Weight - 290 g / 10.2 oz

• Inscriptions - LEICA SUMMICRON-R 1:2/50 E 55 3XXXXXX
  LEITZ SUMMICRON-R 1:2/50 3XXXXXX
  SUMMICRON-R 1:2/50 LEITZ CANADA 3XXXXXX

• Designers - Walter Mandler, Garry Edwards and Erich Wagner - June 1976

• Leica Tech Data - 50mm f/2 Summicron-R II.pdf

Comment

• On the street - $US 1,495 in 2008 - 600 (3-cam) - 790 (ROM) in 2010
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50mm f/2 Summicron-R II Serial Numbers

Serial numbers compiled from known lenses and Puts Pocket Pod.pdf
* Lens 2925638 is Summicron-R 11215 2/50mm R.only
** Lens 3082026 is Summicron-R 2/50mm R.only
^ Lens 2822922 is Summicron-R 2/50mm (2-cam)

SN Start	SN End	Product	Year	Total
2777651	2781650	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 215)	1976	4000
2800401	2801400	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1976	1000
2816351	2816850	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1977	500
2822351^	2826350	50mm f/2 Summicron-M^	1978	[4000]
2834801	2838800	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 215)	1977	4000
2862801	2866800	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1977	4000
2876201	2880200	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1977	4000
2889401	2893400	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 217)	1978	4000
2922901*	2926900	50mm f/2 Summicron-M*	1978	[4000]
2941701	2945700	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1978	4000
2955501	2959500	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 217)	1978	4000
2969251	2973250	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1979	4000
3009651	3013650	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1979	4000
3082001**	3084000	50mm f/2 Summicron-M**	1981	[2000]
3089001	3093000	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1981	4000
3096501	3098500	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1981	2000
3109001	3114000	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1981	5000
3161001	3163000	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1982	2000
3179201	3181200	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1982	2000
3203801	3205800	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1982	2000
3227301	3229300	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1982	2000
3233301	3234300	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1982	1000
3296201	3298200	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1984	2000
3302201	3306200	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1984	4000
3310701	3312700	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1984	2000
3322201	3323200	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1984	1000
3337201	3340200	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1984	3000
3351801	3353800	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1985	2000
3353801	3354800	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1985	1000
3379001	3380500	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1985	1500
3391801	3392800	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1986	1000
3411891	3412890	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 216)	1986	1000
3437501	3438500	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1987	1000
3441001	3442400	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1987	1400
3479101	3480600	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1988	1500
3488791	3489190	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1989	400
3495301	3495660	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1989	360
3507846	3507995	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1990	150
3510796	3512795	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 215)	1990	2000
3534768	3536767	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1990	2000
3567473	3569472	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1991	2000
3573133	3573133	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1991	1
3586940	3586959	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 217)	1992	20
3617080	3617879	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1993	800
3619133	3620132	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1993	1000
3628901	3630000	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1993	1100
3632401	3633400	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1993	1000
3655826	3655830	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1994	5
3667031	3668030	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 216)	1994	1000
3677031	3678030	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1995	1000
3735701	3736700	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1996	1000
3764800	3765799	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1996	1000
3784330	3785329	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1997	1000
3818625	3819624	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 345)	1998	1000
3840500	3841499	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1998	1000
3868617	3869616	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	1999	1000
3916023	3917022	50mm f/2 Summicron-R (11 345)	2001	1000
unknown	unknown	50mm f/2 Summicron-R	2006-2009	unknown
TOTAL	ASSIGNED	SERIAL NUMBERS	1976-2001	99,736