Is this a fluke or is there a "special" meaning

[alexb]

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A near mint 40mm Summicron-C that I purchased recently has the serial number 2600000.

 

5 consecutive zeros seems a little unlikely, so I am wondering if this might have some special meaning like, for instance, all preproduction lenses may have the same number, or perhaps the lens has been refurbished and the original number was lost.

 

Any thoughts?

[jc_braconi]

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[alexb]

Do you know how lucky you are boy ....do you remember this song ?

 

You hum it, I'll play it. "Back in the USSR"?

 

I guess you mean that you think it's for real?

 

2600000 would seem to indicate '73 which was the year of introduction.

Edited May 25, 2010 by alexb

[luigi bertolotti]

Round numbers or next to are always appealing for collectors, even if they haven't any special significate... in your case is a normal number inside a big batch of 10.000 Summicrons 40 (2.590.501 to 2.600.500), which, incidentally, is not the first one (another of 4.000 items was allocated in 1972), nor the last.

 

Of course, as a collector, you have all my envy...

Edited May 25, 2010 by luigi bertolotti

[alexb]

Round numbers or next to are always appealing for collectors, even if they haven't any special significate... in your case is a normal number inside a big batch of 10.000 Summicrons 40 (2.590.501 to 2.600.500), which, incidentally, is not the first one (another of 4.000 items was allocated in 1972), nor the last.

 

Of course, as a collector, you have all my envy...

 

Bang in the middle of the block - its unlikely that they would have kept the number free as a retrofit Q number for service. Looks like jc may be right

[luigi bertolotti]

Bang in the middle of the block - its unlikely that they would have kept the number free as a retrofit Q number for service. Looks like jc may be right

 

... middle in strict terms should be 2.595.500 (or 501 ).. but not with the majesty of a "five-zeros" number... Sigh... I've nothing better than a 129.006 and a 1.900.200